By Tony Owusu The reality of 5G hasn’t matched the hype that built it up so far, and Verizon is paying the price. The year 2022 was supposed to be the year of 5G. After years of hype, and conspiracy theories, the switch over from 4G to a 5G (or fifth generation) mobile network came and went…with a thud. While the first 5G network was launched in 2019, a May 2022 survey by Deloitte suggests that consumers appeared “indifferent” to the new network with 73% of people not proactively seeking to make a switch. Industry advocates note that the adoption rate for 5G has doubled every year since the …