Telcos are growing tired of being warned over an impending spectrum famine unless they move up to higher bands, or a data capacity crunch if they do not densify their urban infrastructures. This plays into the growing dissension over 6G and whether it is needed, certainly by as early as 2029. The mood among large telcos is that 6G should at least be kicked into the long grass while they work on perfecting 5G Advanced (5G A) and extracting revenues from the various use cases. Even a few vendors are taking a step back from 6G, or even arguing that it is not really needed at all. Huawei was notable at MWC 2025 for arguing that many of the key…