As one of the most visible early cheerleaders for private 5G and one of the first major enterprises to deploy it without participation of mobile operators, Germany’s Bosch has illuminating views on progress so far. It seems that after some disillusionment with capabilities of current 5G standards, many of the company’s concerns will be allayed by the forthcoming 5G Advanced in 3GPP Release 18, or even sooner with Releases 16 and 17 as they are implemented in chipsets and products. These views were set out at the recent Brooklyn 6G Summit, where Andreas Mueller, head of communication and network technology in the Bosch corporate research department, suggested that his company would not have to wait for 6G to enjoy the…