Booth-hopping and internet-surfing told completely contrasting stories of this week’s Mobile World Congress. A combination of social media and mainstream news outlets painted a glamorized picture of a metaverse storm engulfing Barcelona’s Fira Gran Via from which no company, small or large, was safe – when the reality of several days on the trade show floor was the opposite. Faultline has expanded on MWC trends from the ground in a separate story in this week’s issue, while here we have shamelessly collated some of the best and worst of metaverse movements at MWC (spoiler – it’s mostly bad, but there is a frightening amount of money being thrown around). It is customary for the largest telcos present at MWC to…