Many countries have ambitious smart meter programs, driven by governments or utilities, which are often held up as one of the primary examples of strong Internet of Things (IoT) business models. However, in the UK, the plan to install smart meters in every property in the nation by 2020 is being held back by inadequate wireless networks. This claim was made by the Financial Times newspaper, and suggests that the wireless IoT business case will be hard to make for many MNOs until it becomes significantly cheaper and easier to achieve full wireless coverage, including indoors and in rural areas. And until that happens, together with other capabilities like high reliability, key IoT deployers like utilities will be wary of…