When we talk about the widespread use of the IoT, we must keep in mind three major aspects organisations are considering when they deploy devices: price (including device and communication costs – data volumes and bandwidth), coverage and power consumption. So the challenge is how to optimise these three key decision factors while implementing an IoT solution. Since its launch in 2012, we've heard lots of buzz and hype about 5G – which promises more speed, much larger bandwidth, low latency and higher coverage – and how that can or will be the key driver for organisations, finally, investing in IoT by deploying devices everywhere in anything. Although 5G will play an important role in the Internet of Everything Everywhere (IoEE), will it be playing the key role? Let's look at market maturity.