Last week we assessed prospects in 2025 for private 5G, fixed/mobile convergence and AI-driven cybersecurity. This week in our last issue of 2024, we turn the spotlight on other big 5G hitters: Open RAN, network slicing, and ambient IoT – the new kid on the block. We know the year MNOs would like 2025 to be, the year of ROI for 5G, or as one of our peers put it, the year of 5G Monetization. This wish has been expressed in past years, but there is little doubt there is a determination among operators now to make this come true. Wireless Watch has been describing how operators are irritated by promises of great new technologies under 6G when they have…