Technologies for NR coverage enhancement

A wireless device, comprising:

• at least one radio, wherein the at least one radio is configured to communicate with a base station of a wireless communication network using at least one antenna;
• and
• at least one processor coupled to the at least one radio, wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
• receive from the base station configuration information used to extend a communication range of the wireless device when the wireless device communicates with the base station, the configuration information including time repetition parameters and frequency hopping parameters used for downlink receptions and uplink transmissions by the wireless device, wherein the time repetition parameters and frequency hopping parameters comprise a number of time repetitions for each frequency hop;
• receive from the base station downlink receptions that are repeated in time with a frequency hopping pattern based on the time repetition parameters and the frequency hopping parameters in the configuration information;
• and
• transmit to the base station uplink transmissions that are repeated in time with the frequency hopping pattern based on the time repetition parameters and the frequency hopping parameters in the configuration information.

A method of communicating by a base station of a wireless communication network, the method comprising:

• transmitting, by the base station to a wireless device of the communication network, configuration information used to extend a communication range of between the base station and the wireless device, the configuration information including time repetition parameters and frequency hopping parameters used for downlink transmissions and uplink receptions by the base station, wherein the time repetition parameters and frequency hopping parameters comprise a number of time repetitions for each frequency hop;
• transmitting, by the base station to the wireless device, downlink receptions that are repeated in time with a frequency hopping pattern based on the time repetition parameters and the frequency hopping parameters in the configuration information;
• and
• receiving, by the base station from the wireless device, uplink transmissions that are repeated in time with the frequency hopping pattern based on the time repetition parameters and the frequency hopping parameters in the configuration information.