“5G is a fixed network as much as a mobile one” – a statement made by a top Nokia executive several years ago. This pointed to the fact that advances in fibre technologies would be vital to support high capacity and low latency for fronthaul and backhaul, and to enable converged access so that operators could create a seamless pool of capacity and use that in the most efficient way possible rather than working in siloes of connectivity. This full, dynamic convergence has become something of a ‘6G’ vision, but stepping stones are being put in place, particularly by fixed-line and WiFi industry groups, that are now increasingly reaching out into the mobile world. The rise of cellular private networks…