Hyundai Motor Company has completed a pilot project utilizing Private 5G (P-5G) RedCap (Reduced Capability) technology in collaboration with Samsung Electronics. The company says it will showcase the technology at MWC25 Barcelona, Spain, from March 3rd to 6th, 2025.
P-5G denotes a dedicated system deployed onsite within a designated frequency band, mitigating external interference and facilitating continuous data transmission, a critical requirement for smart manufacturing applications that involve centralized automation of industrial robots and devices.
In partnership with Samsung, Hyundai achieves a pioneering milestone in becoming the first in the mobility manufacturing domain to validate P-5G RedCap technology.
Since January 2025, Hyundai has rigorously tested Samsung’s P-5G solutions—encompassing radio, core, and management systems—using customized vehicle inspection equipment on Samsung’s Suwon campus. This device was specifically designed to assess the operational effectiveness of the network.
This partnership successfully verified the P-5G RedCap technology, which offers simplified device configurations, compact infrastructure, and reduced bandwidth usage. This results in lower power consumption, cost efficiency, and improved performance over traditional Wi-Fi in speed, data processing, connection stability, and low latency.
“Hyundai Motor was the first Korean company to implement P-5G in mass production,” said Jae Min Lee, Vice President and Head of E-FOREST Center of Hyundai Motor and Kia. “We are also the industry’s first to verify P-5G RedCap technology, reinforcing our global leadership in smart manufacturing solutions. We will continue to accelerate its commercialization.”
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Samsung’s P-5G solution, with support for optimized RedCap software, reduces power consumption and more than doubles uplink capacity for real-time IoT data transmission, featuring an integrated management system for automation.
Simon Lee, Vice President and Head of B2B•B2G Business Development, Networks Business at Samsung Electronics said, “The recent collaboration with Hyundai Motor represents how the two leaders in their respective industries can creatively drive business innovation and unlock new real use cases by merging best-in-class expertise. Samsung’s RedCap-powered private 5G network solutions will open up more possibilities for enterprises, manufacturers, and public institutions, serving as a gateway to driving more efficient 5G networks.”
