BROWSING: 5G RedCap
O2 Telefonica trials 5G RedCap technology in Munich
O2 Telefonica said it is working with module and device manufacturers to drive development of RedCap technology
German telco O2 Telefónica, which is controlled by Spanish operator Telefonica, said it is currently trialing 5G Reduced Capability (RedCap) technology.
In a release, the operator noted that it...
Mobile Test Summit on trends in wireless communications – sessions available online now
This past November, Rohde & Schwarz hosted the Mobile Test Summit, a platform for industry professionals to share insights on the latest trends in mobile device and infrastructure testing. This year’s event covered a wide range of topics, such as 5G NTN, 5G RedCap,...
A question of money – why all private-5G hopes are pinned on RedCap
Sooner or later, it all comes down to money – and there just aren’t that many clear-cut use cases to bankroll a private 5G deployment. That is the consensus. Yes, industrial AR for remote assistance, reliable mobility for AGVs and AMRs, and, most convincingly,...
Test and Measurement: Greener RAN, Open RAN, NTN among the test showcases at MWC23
BARCELONA—It was a hectic week for test and measurement vendors at Mobile World Congress 2023, with a slew of announcements, and demonstrations across the Fira, that illuminate where the industry's attention and development efforts are focused.
Power usage—specifically, telecom equipment that can use...
Assessing the LTE Cat-1 bis market – and Qualcomm’s late entry into it (Reader Forum)
There is a clear dichotomy in the cellular IoT market – high-throughput and high-power IoT applications powered by advanced 4G (LTE) and 5G at one end, and low-throughput and low-power applications powered by cellular IoT technologies like NB-IoT and LTE-M at the other. And...
When will 5G Rel.18 become a commercial reality?
According to a recent study by the GSMA, the industry is targeting commercialization of Rel.18 from 2024 onwards
3GPP approved its Release 18 (Rel.18) package at the December 2021 RAN plenary meeting. The package includes 27 diverse study or work items that will further boost...
Telcos will require more spectrum resources to offer ‘5.5G’: Huawei
Huawei noted that all spectrum bands can be used for the future provision of '5.5G' services
BANGKOK, THAILAND- Operators currently lack enough spectrum resources in order to be in a position to launch future ‘5.5G’ networks, Yang Chaobin, Huawei’s president of ICT products and solutions...
What is 5G NR Light?
The 5G NR Light term is standardized to 5G RedCap NR in most 3GPP documentation
While 5G Release 16 introduced 5G NR (5G New Radio) to enhance mobile broadband services, Release 17 further supports Internet of Thing (IoT) in the form of "NR-Light", known as...