From 2G to 4G, we have seen too many patent lawsuits. Now we have entered the 5g era. Unlike previous generations, 5g is not only a connection to smart phones, but also to everything and all walks of life. Therefore, the importance of 5g standard patents is self-evident.
So, what is the ranking geometry of 5g SEP in the world? Who has the most technical contribution to 5g standard?
Global 5g SEP ranking
On December 12, iplytics, a German patent data company, released a 5g patent report.
As shown in the figure above, in terms of the number of 5g SEP patents, the top ten are:
Samsung, Huawei, ZTE, Ericsson, Qualcomm, LG, Intel, sharp, China Academy of Telecom Science and technology, Nokia (including Alan), interactive digital technology company.
As mentioned before, the prerequisite for owning SEP is to actively participate in standard development and submit technical proposal. So, in the process of 5g standard development, which companies have made the most technical contributions?
5g standard technology contribution ranking
As shown in the figure above, the ranking of technical contribution to 5g standard is as follows:
Huawei, Ericsson, Hisense, Nokia, Qualcomm, Samsung, ZTE, Intel, LG, China Academy of Telecommunications Science and technology, NTT DoCoMo, MediaTek, NEC, Alcatel lucent, China Mobile, interactive digital.
Interestingly, the report also ranked the attendance of 5g standard setting meetings.
According to the report, one of the indicators to measure the contribution to 5g standard is the number and frequency of standard engineers sent by each company to attend the standard meeting, because a lot of technical research and preparation are required in the early stage of each meeting.
5g standard conference attendance ranking
The order of attendance times of 5g standard meeting is as follows:
Huawei, Ericsson, Samsung, Nokia, Qualcomm, LG, Intel, ZTE, China Mobile, NEC, Motorola, China Academy of Telecommunications Science and technology, NTT DoCoMo, interactive digital, Vodafone, at t, orange, etc.
Iplytics is a patent data company based in Germany, which has an authoritative position in global patent statistics. Iplytics provides an online market intelligence tool, iplytics platform, which is used to analyze technology trends, market development and the company's competitive position.