AT&T Announces Advancement for IoT Using 5G Reduced Capability Technology
AT&T said Thursday it hit a first for U.S. industry, completing a 5G reduced capability (RedCap) data call on a 5G stand-alone network. AT&T said the development is “critical” for the continued growth of the IoT. Many IoT and wearable…
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devices “are space constrained, leaving little room for complex antenna designs,” AT&T said: “A 5G RedCap core design has a maximum bandwidth of 20 MHz with a single carrier, without the requirement to aggregate multiple carriers together. This allows for simpler and smaller antenna designs with one transmitter and one or two receivers unlike the more complex [multiple-input and multiple-output] MIMO antenna designs required for full feature 5G NR devices like smartphones.” AT&T said it worked with Nokia and MediaTek, using MediaTek’s RedCap platform connected to a stand-alone network built using Nokia AirScale.