The amount of discussion and seminar time devoted to 5G monetization at MWC 2024 underlined the failure to make serious headway on this front since the first 5G roll outs. Apart from Fixed Wireless Access (FWA), which was not originally envisaged as a likely source of major additional revenue from 5G, tangible examples of lucrative new use cases are thin on the ground. One problem has been that 5G so far has not delivered a compelling hike in capabilities for most users. While they welcome the improvements in bit rates, neither consumers nor enterprises are generally willing to pay more for higher speeds alone, which they expect as part of the evolving service, just as has been the case with…