The term G.mgfast has been rapidly replacing the Nokia inspired term of XG.fast over the past 6 months, and standardization at the ITU seems to be headed now down a slightly different path from where it was headed a year ago and is set to complete during mid-2019. This is likely the result of vendor politics as much as the evolving scenario of 5G, which will either rely entirely on fiber for small cell connection, and therefore create costs which are out of reach of the major global telcos, or it will rely slightly more on existing copper lines, which are upgraded in parallel with the roll-out of 5G, to support speeds of up to 10 Gbps. About 2 years…