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Opening 5G Capabilities to a New Class of Devices

Today, a whole range of wireless products, from consumer wearables to industrial sensors to video surveillance devices need faster connectivity but do not require the full capabilities and performance enabled by the 5G New Radio (NR) standard. Instead, these devices need smaller, less complex, lower-cost RF solutions with better battery life than existing 5G offerings can support. Until now.

The recent 3GPP Release 17 introduced a new feature that makes it possible for these simpler, lower-cost IoT devices to take advantage of the many benefits of 5G NR. Known as Reduced Capability, or RedCap, these IoT devices can now use fewer antennas and support lower bandwidths, which translates to reduced power consumption and device costs, making it possible for a whole new range of devices to reap the many benefits of 5G.

RedCap Benefits:

  • Improved Performance
  • Reduced Complexity
  • Lower Device Costs
  • Longer Battery Life
  • Faster Testing

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RedCap: Enabling More Possibilities for More Devices

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Wearable Devices

RedCap brings many 5G NR features such as faster data speeds and improved security to small wearable devices including smartwatches and fitness trackers all while improving battery life and removing dependency on cellularconnected devices such as smartphones.

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Industrial Wireless Sensors

Achieve data rates of 2 Mbps, end-to-end latency of less than 100 ms, 99.99 percent service availability, and extended battery life for a wide variety of sensors in your smart factory, from environmental monitoring devices to those that safely steer your AGVs.

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Video Monitoring

Perform continuous video monitoring of critical facilities and bring smart cities to life with surveillance devices utilizing RedCap that can achieve maximum data rates of 150 Mbps for the downlink and 50 Mbps for the uplink along with latency of <500 ms with 99 percent reliability.

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Limited Feature Portable Devices

Just because a mobile device has a strategically limited feature set does not mean it cannot reap the benefits of 5G. With RedCap, portable devices ranging from mobile point-of-sale terminals to limited feature phones can now experience the speed and reliability of 5G NR.

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