All around the world, cities, and municipalities are clamoring to make infrastructure plans designed to support the 5G. The infrastructure plans will also help other high-speed data networks that will enable the IoT future. They’re building because they know the opportunity for economic growth that will come along with the next generation of IoT technology . The UK has been impressive in its preparation in IoT needs for next-generation infrastructure. Substantial growth has always been worth a fortune to whichever locality becomes a hub for future IoT development. The economic prize is significant, with experts predicting that spending in the IoT market will grow to $520 billion per year by 2021 . Although the necessary 5G wireless networks are already being rolled out in various places around the world, it’s something of an open secret. The real hurdle facing many areas is a shortage of available fiber-optic infrastructure to form the backhaul networks. The available fiber-optic ...