1. The Mobile Core Network (MCN) is projected to decline by 10% from 2024 to 2028 due to economic challenges and slow 5G Standalone adoption. 2. Dell'Oro reports a fifth consecutive reduction in MCN market growth rate, with the 5-year CAGR turning negative for the first time. 3. The Multi-Access Edge Computing (MEC) market, a subset of MCN, faces an 18% reduction in cumulative revenue forecast, with initiatives like open APIs and Release 18 aiming to address these issues.