In the USA, MNOs and cablecos alike are piling into the 5G race, and the focus on WiFI seems to have faded. FierceWireless points out that the total number of hotspots touted by the Cable WiFi Alliance has not increased for two years, although it is still a hefty figure at 500,000, making it one of the largest public WiFi networks in the world. The Alliance was formed in 2012 as a venture between the leading cable operators of the time, several of which have since consolidated (Charter has acquired Time Warner Cable and BrightHouse, and Altice has bought Cablevision and SuddenLink. This means the current membership list consists of Comcast, Charter, Cox and Altice.) The original members committed to…