With revenues from consumers expected to be flat over the next few years, operators are forced to focus increasingly on enterprises to recoup investments in 5G spectrum and infrastructure. Network slicing is seen as critical in generating these revenues by enabling differentiated services that appeal not just to enterprises, but also some consumers in gaming and premium entertainment for example. The primary vendors have all promoted network slicing and invested heavily in tools to help implement it and ensure that individual slices can be monetized effectively through integration with existing billing and CRM (customer relationship management) systems. The ability to configure slices for individual enterprise customers or use cases quickly and efficiently is also critical, and Nokia was quick off…