Media and analyst reaction to the recent Hannover Messe was quite different to the earlier Mobile World Congress, concerning the state of 5G. While many were highly excited about 5G’s mood music at MWC two months ago, the same people were largely underwhelmed by 5G’s presence at the Messe. Yet this dichotomy was superficial. since both shows provided a similar reality check, with a focus on solving practical problems that operators, enterprises or users have now. There was less promise of jam tomorrow, through advanced options such as network slicing and more presentation of proven examples already returning on investment. Furthermore, this is not an apples to oranges comparison anyway, because the Messe is focused on enterprise applications, as the…