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Nokia and du, from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), have announced the conclusion of one of the UAE’s first 5G-Advanced 5G reduced capability (RedCap) trial over a commercial network. The trial showcased the readiness of du’s 5G network for use cases in areas such as the Internet of Things (IoT), wearables and Industry 4.0 to address 5G monetisation challenges. “du’s 5G network proven ready in Nokia RedCap trial “

Ericsson, Vodafone, and Qualcomm Technologies demonstrated the initial RAN Reduced Capability (RedCap) data sessions on a European network. The move helps to pave the way for a multitude of IoT and other connected devices to transmit data more simply and efficiently. It also enables the creation of a platform for a potential boom in low-power, low-bandwidth connected devices, from enterprise IoT to consumer applications.

The demo took place in September in the Spanish city of Ciudad Real, running on Ericsson’s RedCap RAN software using Vodafone Spain’s live testing 5G network ‘CREATE’ (Ciudad Real España Advanced Testing Environment).

RedCap enables connectivity for simpler device types, allowing many more devices to connect to 5G networks and transmit data at low power and lower cost, enhancing existing 5G use cases and unlocking new ones. These advantages apply to many different devices, from consumer wearables such as smartwatches to various IoT devices like smart water metres.

The technology, called New Radio Light (NR-Light), works with less complex devices that can be smaller, more cost-efficient, and deliver longer battery life than traditional mobile broadband devices. NR-Light can also complement the network APIs developed by Vodafone for its customers to extend the battery life of their devices.

The joint demonstration in Spain leveraged the Qualcomm Snapdragon X35 platform, an NR-Light modem RF. The Snapdragon X35 platform bridges the complexity gap between high-speed mobile broadband devices, and low-bandwidth, low-power devices. The demo is part of preparations for the introduction of Snapdragon-based commercial devices which are expected in 2024.

“This successful demonstration is an exciting moment for OEMs, network operators, and network users, because it highlights a clear path to new devices and commercial use cases,” Dino Flore, a vice president for technology at Qualcomm Europe, said. “The use of commercial 5G networks for lower-bandwidth applications is an important milestone, not least because this offers a migratory path for low-power devices with a 5G architecture, which also draws on the current and future benefits offered by 5G standalone (5G SA). We will continue to work with customers, industry, and our partners to accelerate the creation of 5G devices which present exciting new use cases for enterprises and consumers.”

“Vodafone is able to continually evolve and improve its network for customers by being first to test the latest technologies. We are delighted that our unique multi-vendor 5G network, CREATE, was able to host and validate such an innovative trial in collaboration with Qualcomm and Ericsson,” detailed Francisco Martín, a head of Open RAN at Vodafone. “The results show that networks will be able to support many more energy efficient connected devices in the future.”

Commenting on the development, Isidro Nieto, global customer unit Vodafone, head of technology networks at Ericsson, said “5G Redcap opens up new use cases for both enterprise and consumer segments such as industrial sensors, lower cost 5G routers as well as wearables. Ericsson embraces new ways to fully realise the value of 5G services and this joint demo shows that the support for RedCap is gaining market momentum.”

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AIS and Huawei announced the completion of a 5G RedCap commercial test in Bangkok. The test was conducted on both 700MHz and 2600MHz commercial networks and used diversified commercial RedCap terminals, including DTU (data transfer units) and cameras. “AIS and Huawei complete initial commercial verification of 5G RedCap”

Ericsson has carried out tests on Malaysia’s 5G network deployed by Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB) for the first implementation and validation in Southeast Asia of Ericsson’s pre-commercial Reduced Capability (RedCap) software. The tests were carried out in collaboration with MediaTek, a semiconductor company that designs and manufactures system-on-chip (SoC) solutions, using its 5G RedCap test platform in Malaysia. “Malaysia’s DNB 5G network will be first in region use Ericsson’s 5G RedCap”

Rohde & Schwarz and MediaTek have partnered to verify MediaTek’s 5G RedCap (reduced capability) test platform, as defined in 3GPP Release 17. RedCap will enable a new range of 5G standalone devices such as industrial sensors for 5G smart factories, logistics, edge-AI and always connected wearables. Rohde & Schwarz has tailored the R&S CMX500 OBT wireless communications tester to support RedCap and other Release 17 features.

Telstra and Ericsson have jointly introduced Australia’s new phase of 5G technology. This technology involves implementing and validating Ericsson’s pre-commercial Reduced Capability (RedCap) software on Telstra’s operational 5G network. This achievement was realised through the use of a MediaTek RedCap testing device.

Optus, Ericsson and MediaTek have announced Australia’s initial over-the-air data-call using Ericsson’s pre-commercial reduced capability (RedCap) software on Optus’ 5G network. With this advancement, Optus can now enable 5G in low power and low-cost RedCap devices in the future.  

Ericsson and MediaTek have joined forces to conduct interoperability development testing (IoDT) using RedCap solution, a reduced capability software. The collaboration aimed to showcase capabilities of RedCap, enabling both data and Voice over New Radio (VoNR) calls on frequency division duplex (FDD) and time division duplex (TDD) spectrum bands.

Keysight Technologies has recently enabled Quectel to verify that its Internet of Things (IoT) wireless modules support the 5G reduced capability (RedCap) and non-terrestrial networks (NTN) features. This has been done by establishing end-to-end data call connections using the Keysight S8711A UXM 5G Test Application.