diff --git a/radio/1.0/vts/functional/radio_hidl_hal_data.cpp b/radio/1.0/vts/functional/radio_hidl_hal_data.cpp
index 38cb33b07e..e89f4ee5df 100644
--- a/radio/1.0/vts/functional/radio_hidl_hal_data.cpp
+++ b/radio/1.0/vts/functional/radio_hidl_hal_data.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 #include <android-base/logging.h>
 #include <android/hardware/radio/1.2/IRadio.h>
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
 #include <radio_hidl_hal_utils_v1_0.h>
 
 using namespace ::android::hardware::radio::V1_0;
@@ -72,11 +73,16 @@ TEST_P(RadioHidlTest, getDataRegistrationState) {
             CellIdentityTdscdma cit = cellIdentities.cellIdentityTdscdma[0];
             hidl_mcc = cit.mcc;
             hidl_mnc = cit.mnc;
-        } else {
+        } else if (cellInfoType == CellInfoType::CDMA) {
             // CellIndentityCdma has no mcc and mnc.
             EXPECT_EQ(CellInfoType::CDMA, cellInfoType);
             EXPECT_EQ(1, cellIdentities.cellIdentityCdma.size());
             checkMccMnc = false;
+        } else {
+            // This test can be skipped for newer networks if a new RAT (e.g. 5g) that was not
+            // supported in this version is added to the response from a modem that supports a new
+            // version of this interface.
+            GTEST_SKIP() << "Exempt from 1.0 test: camped on a new network:" << (int)cellInfoType;
         }
 
         // Check only one CellIdentity is size 1, and others must be 0.
diff --git a/radio/1.2/vts/functional/radio_hidl_hal_api.cpp b/radio/1.2/vts/functional/radio_hidl_hal_api.cpp
index 2bce2f957b..51ca96734f 100644
--- a/radio/1.2/vts/functional/radio_hidl_hal_api.cpp
+++ b/radio/1.2/vts/functional/radio_hidl_hal_api.cpp
@@ -807,11 +807,16 @@ TEST_P(RadioHidlTest_v1_2, getDataRegistrationState) {
             cellIdentities.cellIdentityTdscdma[0];
         hidl_mcc = cit.base.mcc;
         hidl_mnc = cit.base.mnc;
-    } else {
+    } else if (cellInfoType == CellInfoType::CDMA) {
         // CellIndentityCdma has no mcc and mnc.
         EXPECT_EQ(CellInfoType::CDMA, cellInfoType);
         EXPECT_EQ(1, cellIdentities.cellIdentityCdma.size());
         checkMccMnc = false;
+    } else {
+        // This test can be skipped for newer networks if a new RAT (e.g. 5g) that was not
+        // supported in this version is added to the response from a modem that supports a new
+        // version of this interface.
+        GTEST_SKIP() << "Exempt from 1.2 test: camped on a new network:" << (int)cellInfoType;
     }
 
     // Check only one CellIdentity is size 1, and others must be 0.