Just as UScellular is due to be chopped up and sold for parts to the big three US operators, the rural carrier said that it has network slicing capabilities. This will fit nicely with T-Mobile’s grand slicing ambitions, and shows what can be achieved in the US. The news came from UScellular’s CTO Mike Irizarry, speaking at a recent trade event. “We have a slice for FWA (fixed wireless access). We have a slice for the business side. We have a slice for the consumer side. That allows us to preserve certain QoS (quality of service) commitments that we’ve made,” he said. The claim is easily made when there is no need to prove the commercial value or technical detail…