Healthcare has long been considered one of the most promising vertical sectors of growth for 5G, but also presents challenging terrain for operators because of the regulations, scale, and great divergences between sectors of the field. Forecasts of market size vary widely, partly because of big differences over definition, but 5G-related healthcare initiatives in China are showing promising results. Ericsson is at the bullish end of the spectrum and recently predicted that healthcare would be a $100 billion a year market for mobile operators by 2026, pushing on to almost $150 billion by 2030. By then, it would generate 21% of all revenues from industrial groups as opposed to consumers, more than any other single sector, by Ericsson’s reckoning. Ericsson…