At its heart, the IoT relies on networks to carry its data from point to point, getting those valuable data packets back to applications that can turn them into some sort of valuable business outcome. As such, any potential new networking technology is sure to prick up our ears, but MWC was a mixed bag when it came to enthusiasm for the new opportunities – based on our conversations. There were concerns that the new spectrum opportunity could simply be swallowed up by the incumbent MNOs, leaving the smaller players and their innovative IoT approaches squeezed out of the market – especially if expensive usage licenses are lobbied for. Crucially, the two bands lie within the 2.4GHz and 5.8GHz ISM…