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AT&T RedCap Network Now Nationwide

AT&T’s 5G reduced capability (RedCap) coverage (see 2412240026) is now nationwide, serving more than 200 million points of presence, the carrier said Wednesday. AT&T noted it tested its first RedCap data call on a 5G stand-alone network just two years…

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ago. “AT&T’s nationwide RedCap network brings 5G to the next generation of devices that have less battery consumption, lower costs and lower bandwidth requirements,” AT&T said. The network will serve devices including wearables and extended reality glasses, to “a broad range” of IoT products “for healthcare, asset tracking, industrial sensors, fleet management and other mid-speed computing devices,” AT&T said.