Nordic Semiconductor Unveils New nRF92, nRF93 Cellular IoT Parts — And Teases 5G eRedCap Support
A new model in the nRF91 family, unveiled at Mobile World Congress this week, also adds NTN satellite connectivity.
Nordic Semiconductor has announced the latest entries in its cellular Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity portfolio — including non-terrestrial network (NTN) satellite options and a "clear path" to ultra-low-power 5G.
"Nordic is building the next era of cellular IoT, and we are expanding our portfolio to give developers the most trusted, power-efficient, and scalable connectivity platform for billions of devices worldwide," says Nordic Semi chief executive Vegard Wollan of the new parts and extended roadmap, unveiled at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week. "Our goal is to make globally connected products easier to build, deploy, and scale — from chip to cloud."
The new entries in Nordic's portfolio build on the nRF91 series, and are perhaps unsurprisingly named the nRF92 and nRF93. The nRF92 range, the company explains, is designed to offer "the smallest, highest-integrated, and most power-efficient cellular solution," including built-in high-performance microcontroller, an Axon neural processing unit (NPU) accelerator for on-device machine learning workloads, a multi-constellation Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver, Wi-Fi locationing, and sensor co-processing, alongside LTE-M, NB-IoT, and Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) satellite connectivity — all in a power envelope low enough for use in devices as small as wearables and smart labels.
The nRF93 series, meanwhile, sits at the higher end of the performance spectrum, delivering Long Term Evolution (LTE) Cat. 1 bis cellular connectivity with up to 10Mb/s downlink and 5Mb/s uplink throughput and global network support. "RF93M1 delivers what customers have been asking for — a high‑quality, low-power Cat. 1 bis module that's smaller, easier to integrate, and built for the cloud from day one," Nordic's Oyvind Birkenes claims. "It brings more performance with less complexity, giving developers a powerful, future‑ready platform."
The company is also looking beyond the fourth-generation LTE network to 5G and beyond, showcasing a roadmap towards supporting 5G Advanced Enhanced Reduce Capabilities (eRedCap) — introduced in 2024 as part of the 3GPP Release 18 standard as a connectivity option for IoT and other devices that don't need the up-to-250Mb/s throughput of the earlier 5G RedCap specification.
At the same time, the company has also announced a new entry in the nRF91 family: the nRF9151, which adds 3GPP-compliant geosynchronous and low-Earth orbit (GEO and LEO) NTN connectivity with sub-gigahertz fallback. "This expansion marks a defining moment for Nordic’s long-range strategy," Birkenes claims. "A unified, market-leading portfolio spanning across these technologies gives developers clarity, confidence, and a long-term roadmap they can rely on — even as networks and requirements evolve worldwide."
The nRF92 series is sampling with "lead customers" now, Nordic says, with general availability planned for early 2027; the nRF93 series is also available to "lead customers" now, with general availability scheduled for mid-2026. Visitors to Mobile World Congress can see the parts in action at Booth 7B51, while more information is available on the Nordic website.