In the interview with vandeberg and justinw they clearly said that SMTs will not be released until Feb-April 2020 at the earliest. At least three months of testnest is required for checking the biggest change to the steem code ever made...
I just saw that someone else already pointed that out.
Oh I know that a lot of testing is required. In fact testing is my game. But I also know how things can change and so sometimes expect the unexpected! :0)