Vodafone talks up eRedCap potential as IoT gets ‘chaotic’

Joe Purnell2026-08-07T15:38:00

Source: 2026 GSMA / MWC

With RedCap still in its relative infancy, Vodafone IoT is already looking ahead to the emergence of the next-gen ‘enhanced’ RedCap, tracking growing demand for applications above LPWA’s capabilities, but without the cost and complexity of full 5G.

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Themes: 5G Internet of Things (IoT); 5G standalone (SA); Advanced monitoring; Edge computing; Enhanced Reduced Capability (eRedCap); Industrial automation; Low-power wide area (LPWA); Machine-to-machine connectivity; Network evolution; Reduced Capability (RedCap); Smart devices; Vehicle telematics.
Events: Mobile World Congress Shanghai.
People: Jehad Matar.
Geographic: Asia; China; Europe; Japan; South Korea; United Kingdom (UK); United States (US).
· Organisations: ABI Research; BT; Deutsche Telekom; Ericsson; MediaTek; Nokia; Omdia; Qualcomm; Sequans; Vodafone IoT; Vodafone Group.

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