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Nokia taps Mediatek for IoT Redcap

Nokia taps Mediatek for IoT Redcap

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By Nick Flaherty



Nokia has successfully tested the 5G reduced capability (RedCap) IoT technology in the field using chips from MediaTek and a BT network.

The trial took place at BT Group’s Adastral Park site and used Nokia’s AirScale radio access network (RAN) technology, EE’s 5G Standalone (SA) network and MediaTek’s RedCap testing platform. 

RedCap is a technology introduced in 3GPP Release 17 that brings 5G to devices that do not require its full capabilities, particularly for the Internet of Things (IoT). This simplifies device design and reduces power consumption and has the potential to expand the IoT ecosystem and accelerate its deployment within the industry.

The 3GPP Rel17 technology focuses on simplifying 5G devices, particularly small IoT devices such as wearables or health trackers for consumers as well as ruggedized routers, and environmental or other condition-based monitoring sensors. The BT Group, which owns EE, is evaluating RedCap to support new 5G use cases which could benefit both EE’s business and consumer customer bases.

Mediatek has been pushing its 5G expertise developed for smartphones into the IoT and satellite connectivity, and also developed chips for the 4G narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) standard.

“This trial with Nokia demonstrates the potential of RedCap technology in unlocking a new wave of innovation within the 5G services ecosystem. This is especially the case as we move towards the arrival of 5G SA, bringing with it enhanced reliability, responsiveness, security, and speed which – through 5G RedCap – promises to benefit a host of new IoT devices and use cases,” said Greg McCall, Chief Networks Officer at BT Group.

Robert Moffat, Deputy Director Europe Mobile Business Development at MediaTek, said: “Our collaboration with Nokia and BT Group for this trial of 5G RedCap technology aligns with MediaTek’s commitment to driving innovation and expanding the potential of 5G SA to include a wider ecosystem of devices and use cases.”

Phil Siveter, CEO, UK and Ireland at Nokia, added “The introduction of RedCap will unlock new 5G opportunities for many industries, with potentially billions of new devices connected with 5G. Our field tests with BT Group show that Nokia 5G Standalone networks are ready to support RedCap devices.”

www.mediatek.com; www.nokia.com; www.bt.com

 

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