A worrying number of services, technologies and even entire subsets of video markets hinge on the arrival of 5G and some businesses will crash out before they even get a sniff. But in one area, mixed reality, the 3GPP has completed work just in time to reignite enthusiasm. Last week, the 3GPP Codec and Media Working Group completed work on support for 360-degree VR video streaming services within Release 15, the first set of 5G standards. This came just a few weeks after mixed reality headset developer Magic Leap seemingly packed its bags for pastures new, one of the latest in a series of setbacks for mobile virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR) projects. But the latest development should help inject…