IoT chipset and module specialist Sequans had a rough MWC 2024, with news that its acquisition had collapsed and its share price had cratered. The mood was dour, but it has put together a quietly solid year. Ahead of MWC 2025, Jeremy Gosteau, Sequans’ IoT Product Marketing Leader, spoke about the industry positioning of the new eRedCap protocol – which arrived with 3GPP Release 18. “It has been a year full of changes,” said Gosteau, reflecting on the collapse of the Renesas acquisition due to Japanese tax law quirks, which was announced in the week before MWC 2024. “It was a change of plan and mentality, but eventually, it all came to the Qualcomm deal, to acquire our 4G and…