The Intel patent auction is definitely a golden opportunity for companies seeking to become leaders in the wireless communications landscape within a very short time. The company has recently announced that its massive wireless patent portfolio — including a big chunk of 5G assets — is now on sale, provoking discussion among the market’s insiders. But what should potential buyers know before stepping into the game?
But first, we are going to provide and analyze the latest data on 5G SEPs, including ownership ranking and technology analysis. This is a follow-up to our previous report, which focussed on data released in April.
The data scope for this report are US, WO, and CN patent applications (excluding provisional patent applications) declared to ETSI in May 2019.
5G ETSI Declaration Activity: May 2019
The charts above show that ZTE, CATT, Vivo, Samsung, and LG are the top 5 SEP providers for the month of May. While most SEPs have been declared by ZTE, we can spot a new entry: FGI.
The interactive dashboard also details the number of declared patent families for each technical specification. The Top 3 for the month of May are:
- TS38.331 (Radio Resource Control);
- TS38.213 (Physical Layer Procedures for Control);
- TS38.211 (Physical Channels and Modulation).
5G SEP Declaration Activity: The Rankings
