Record numbers at MWC 2017 but what did they achieve?

This year’s Mobile World Congress came and went bringing roughly 108,000 people to Barcelona, 7% up from 2016, but what the conference actually achieve?
Alongside the conference, the GSMA has also released a report outlining the mobile industry’s collective vision and expectations for the 5G era. There are several very important topics discussed, but one can’t help to notice there is little mention of the business models that support the technological advancements themselves.
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