Operators need to commit fully to the Internet of Things if they are to win the battle for the consumer market, an Arthur D Little executive has claimed.

The Internet of Things' strength will be in the breadth of services it offers, rather than a deep dive into specific verticals, TIM has claimed.

The broad church of the Internet of Things could actually be holding it back by making its identity muddled, according to industry watchers.

The Internet of Things can revolutionise how businesses operate by opening up new revenue streams, Proximus has claimed.

Vodafone's Director of IoT has dismissed suggestions operators will become the dumb pipe of the Internet of Things as "fundamentally wrong".

Take-up of the Internet of Things has fallen short of expectations, but “maturity is coming”, according to execs from Orange and Proximus.

The industrial Internet of Things is just one of the multitude of next generation businesses that operators are looking to for rich rewards. But like any opportunity facing the mobile industry, identifying it is one thing, implementing it is another.

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Now that a ratified standard exists and real use cases are materialising, as showcased in Milan’s 5G trial led by Vodafone, momentum will accelerate - with commercialisation in Europe soon, says Enrico Salvatori, Qualcomm’s Senior VP and President for EMEA

The road to 5G has become a cliche in discussions about next generation technology, but sometimes you need to take stock of how far you have travelled already.

O2 is calling for “collaboration” to make 5G a success as the operator launches a new report propounding the economic benefits of the next generation wireless technology.

Orange's Head of Innovation, Marketing and Technologies is arguing Europe's comparatively relaxed approach to 5G deployments reflects a desire to avoid fragmentation.

The CTO of VEON Group has urged operators to truly embrace end-to-end transformation in order to reap the benefits of 5G.

Vendors concerned about ailing bottom lines are guilty of overhyping 5G, Vodafone's Group CTO has warned, as he predicted smartphones rather than enterprises that will drive the first flush of the market.

The unstoppable force of technology optimism met the immovable object of financial reality at Mobile World Congress today, as debate raged about the investment case for 5G.