The Redcap radio modules everyone seems to be waiting for will help reducing cost for 5G (IoT) modules.
Will it replace NB-IoT or LTE-M? Nah.
If you have battery powered devices running in a cellular network, those standards will still be what you use for probably ten years or more.
LinkedIn (and Source): 
| Topic | Replies | Views | Activity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| How will NR RedCap affect the 5G Ecosystem? | 0 | 768 | February 4, 2024 | |
| Cellular IoT Explained – NB-IoT vs. LTE-M vs. 5G and More | 0 | 4060 | November 27, 2018 | |
| 5G Redcap (NR Light) | 1 | 377 | August 19, 2024 | |
| Bandwidth Reduced UE | 3 | 957 | February 18, 2023 | |
| NB-IoT (Narrow Band IoT) operation in the 5G System | 0 | 869 | February 12, 2023 | |
| How does Open RAN Architecture fit with the 5G Core? | 0 | 3317 | September 4, 2022 | |
| 3GPP Advanced plans for 5G | 1 | 1348 | July 9, 2021 | |
| 5G Handbook - EE World - 2022 | 1 | 1730 | October 1, 2022 | |
| What is the difference of NB-iot for 4G and 5G? | 3 | 1299 | September 27, 2021 | |
| Why 100MHz in 5G is more efficient than 100MHz in LTE? | 1 | 1176 | September 29, 2023 |
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