Operators will also increasingly have 5G network slicing up their sleeves as an alternative to dedicated private 5G or LTE. This would offer an effectively virtual private 5G network, with the option of direct connectivity out over public mobile services. The latter can also be done with private 5G. There is also the hybrid option of a shared private 5G network running over public infrastructure alongside other services. T-Mobile US has become the latest major telco to pitch directly at SMEs, with a package combining 5G internet service and cloud computing capabilities provided by Cisco under its 5G-enabled Connected Workplace portfolio. Like other such offerings, the idea is to take away the grunt work of installation and maintaining a private…