One of the major challenges when licensing, transacting, or managing SEPs is that there is no public database that provides information about verified Standard Essential Patents (SEPs). Standard-setting organizations (SSOs) such as ETSI (4G / 5G), IEEE (Wi-Fi), or...
In the future, half of the world’s data volume will no longer be generated by or between people but by vehicles, sensors, or other various types of networked devices, according to some predictions. Not only the number of devices but also the volume of data continues...
With multiple reports published by many different entities on 5G, Wi-Fi or VVC leadership, it is hard to know who to believe, as there is little transparency about where the data comes from and what types of analysis were applied to retrieve the results, let alone how...
Standard-essential patents (SEPs) are on the rise as the number of yearly newly declared patents has almost tripled over the past five years. The 5G standard alone counts over 150,000 declared patents since 2015. Similarly, litigation around SEPs has increased. One of...
New connectivity standards such as 5G will shape the way in which smart factories work. As the manufacturing industry has specific 5G requirements that differ significantly from public mobile broadband services, smart factory applications must use different 5G...
Similar to the transition in the mobile phone industry from feature phones to smartphones, in which business models, platforms and market participants transformed the way in which profits are distributed among companies, we look set to see shifts and profit...
