A method of wireless communication of a user equipment, UE , comprising: establishing, by the UE, a connection with a base station ; and sending, by the UE to the base station, UE capability information in response to a trigger, wherein: the UE capability information identifies whether UE support for a capability when operating in a first coverage mode is different than UE support for the capability when operating in a second coverage mode or identifies whether UE support for the capability when operating in the first coverage mode is the same as UE support for the capability when operating in the second coverage mode; and the UE capability information comprises coverage enhanced capability information indicating only capabilities for which support needs to be differentiated between the first coverage mode and the second coverage mode, wherein either: the first coverage mode is a non-coverage enhanced mode and the second coverage mode is a coverage enhanced mode; or the first coverage mode is a first coverage enhanced mode and the second coverage mode is a second coverage enhanced mode. establishing, by the UE, a connection with a base station ; and sending, by the UE to the base station, UE capability information in response to a trigger, wherein: the UE capability information identifies whether UE support for a capability when operating in a first coverage mode is different than UE support for the capability when operating in a second coverage mode or identifies whether UE support for the capability when operating in the first coverage mode is the same as UE support for the capability when operating in the second coverage mode; and the UE capability information comprises coverage enhanced capability information indicating only capabilities for which support needs to be differentiated between the first coverage mode and the second coverage mode, wherein either: the first coverage mode is a non-coverage enhanced mode and the second coverage mode is a coverage enhanced mode; or the first coverage mode is a first coverage enhanced mode and the second coverage mode is a second coverage enhanced mode. the UE capability information identifies whether UE support for a capability when operating in a first coverage mode is different than UE support for the capability when operating in a second coverage mode or identifies whether UE support for the capability when operating in the first coverage mode is the same as UE support for the capability when operating in the second coverage mode; and the UE capability information comprises coverage enhanced capability information indicating only capabilities for which support needs to be differentiated between the first coverage mode and the second coverage mode, wherein either: the first coverage mode is a non-coverage enhanced mode and the second coverage mode is a coverage enhanced mode; or the first coverage mode is a first coverage enhanced mode and the second coverage mode is a second coverage enhanced mode. the first coverage mode is a non-coverage enhanced mode and the second coverage mode is a coverage enhanced mode; or the first coverage mode is a first coverage enhanced mode and the second coverage mode is a second coverage enhanced mode. <EOS>