MWC was quiet on the 5G RedCap front – the somewhat IoT-focused flavor of 5G that provides a simplified ‘Reduced Capability’ mode. It requires a 5G Standalone network core, but gives customers a ~20 year roadmap – an important factor, as those in the long-lived industrial realm are growing uncomfortable with the shelf-life of LTE globally. RedCap would be the answer, as it will be supported for much longer than 4G. A further ‘enhanced’ version (eRedCap) is more explicitly IoT-focused, with a 10 Mbps limit, but is not as mature as RedCap. However, MWC 2026 sees IoT specialist Sequans herald the third generation of its chipsets, which bring RedCap and eRedCap to the table. Olivier Pauzet, EVP Marketing and Strategy,…