French backing for Sequans ahead of Embedded World

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Sequans Communications has been granted financing of €10.9m from the French government to develop a chip for the 5G eRedcap IoT protocol

www.eenewseurope.com/, Apr. 01, 2024 – 

The backing for Sequans is part of the France 2030 initiative to support the development of technologies deemed to be strategically important to the national interest. This follows the collapse of a deal to buy the company buy Renesas Electronics of Japan.

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Sequans aims to create a new generation massive IoT chip supporting 5G NR eRedCap (5G new radio enhanced reduced capability) that meets the requirements of the 3GPP standard defined in Release 18 and beyond.

5G NR eRedCap will comply with the latest 5G NR networks and address massive IoT applications with cost-effective, low-power, and ultra-reliable connectivity required for industrial, utilities, medical, asset tracking, and automotive applications.

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