Plume decided to detach itself from the next-gen operator WiFi panel discussion at the Fierce WiFi Summit, with the US WiFi specialist’s CTO Bill McFarland presenting solo instead of basking in the glory of two major operators on either side of the pond. In fairness, Plume would expect nothing less from its return on investment as the sole premium sponsor of the two-day virtual event. What Faultline gleaned from McFarland’s cameo is that Plume’s journey from cloud-based WiFi management system into a fully-fledged services platform is well underway – as evidenced by the demands of existing customers Liberty Global and Breezeline (née Atlantic Broadband until rebranding one month ago). Before we expand on McFarland’s musings (including some strange new terms),…