A deluge of private 5G announcements from operators was unleased by Mobile World Congress 2023, as MNOs fell over each other to position themselves as pioneers of the enterprise field in some way or other. After some early dabbling it seems major tier 1s have rather belatedly determined that private enterprise represents a seismic shift in the field away from commoditized consumer services resistant to any rise in ARPU, where improvements in performance are taken as given. Consumer perceptions have not been helped by inconsistent coverage and performance on the macro side but there is a growing conviction that private 5G represents a major source of innovation and efficiency for many enterprises themselves, as well as an opportunity for MNOs.…