MediaTek continues to invest in India, eyes RedCap devices to enhance consumer experience: David Ku
TAIPEI: Taiwanese fabless chipset company
MediaTek
said that it will continue to invest in
India
to expand operations including headcount, and says 5G reduced capacity (RedCap)
Internet of Things
(IoT)-based devices would enhance consumer experience.
'India is a great opportunity. Resource and operation-wise, we are continuing to invest. We'll start with beefing up more marketing initiatives in India,' David Ku, COO and CFO, MediaTek said.
In 2024, the Hsinchu-based multinational earned $16.5 billion in revenues, and has more than 21,000 employees worldwide that includes over 1,000 employees in India.
It spent nearly 25% or $4 billion on research and development (R&D) activities last year.
On Tuesday, the Taiwanese company, founded by Ming-Kai Tsai, debuted the world's smallest chipset to power smartphones. The 2-nanometer (nm) chip would be commercially available by next quarter.
TSMC, a MediaTek partner, is expected to commence mass production of the 2nm processor soon.
The company is also banking on RedCap technology-enabled devices as a part of its IoT strategy.
'It's (RedCap) actually is not just a product, it's actually a customer engagement. And probably, we will start with IoT and also wearables,' the top executive said.
The new technology products, according to Ku, consume less power, and leverage fifth-generation or 5G networks that allow low-latency communication.
The 5G RedCap-based devices offer a range of capabilities and high performance levels, and enable mid-range
IoT applications
such as Extended Reality (XR) glasses, health monitors, wearables and sensors, and video surveillance cameras.
Citing power efficiency, the executive said that consumers could get the benefit of the 5G although sometimes they don't want the legacy of the 5G. 'For IoT, power consumption is very important. If you use the traditional modem, the power consumption is not going to fit the profile.'
The technology is designed to bridge the gap between conventional 5G and IoT, focusing on applications that require moderate data rates and low power consumption, in addition to native 5G features such as network slicing.
It has emerged as a key component of
5G technology
. Distinguished by its efficient spectrum utilisation, low power consumption, and cost benefits. Emerged last year, the 5G RedCap technology is poised to play a role in a wide range of industries, according to the London-based GSMA.
In February last year, MediaTek launched its 5G RedCap portfolio - MediaTek T300 platform, an RF-system-on-chip (SoC) for IoT applications, built with MediaTek's M60 modem.
Earlier, the Taiwanese chipset company said that it would be collaborating with leading infrastructure providers and telecom carriers worldwide to connect to 5G SA networks and conduct Voice over New Radio (VoNR) calls and data transmissions using the MediaTek T300 platform.
(The author is in Taipei, attending Computex 2025 at the invitation of MediaTek)
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