TOKYO -- Japanese wireless carrier KDDI will provide a 5G service starting at under $10 a month, giving cash-strapped businesses and local governments a low-cost option to build fast networks that can support business activity.
When fifth-generation wireless technology was rolled out in Japan in March, it was hailed as a spark for the growth of the internet of things -- devices networked to share data with each other, creating smart farms and factories. But the spread of IoT has been slow.
