Dublin, April 09, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Antenna for 5G and 5G-Related Applications Patent Landscape" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

5G wireless communication, expected to hit the market by 2020, is the next mobile technology standard - delivering high data rate, low latency communications, and massive device connectivity.

5G is a broad market, and its deployment requires the development of many technology blocks. Indeed, 5G will affect global telecommunication services such as mobile phones, IoT (internet of things), vehicles, and more. Along with mobile devices, 5G and 5G-related networks require the deployment of new infrastructures supporting specific protocols and operation modes, such as multi-input multi-output (MIMO), massive MIMO, beamforming, beam steering, carrier aggregation, and others. In addition, to increase the data rate and bandwidth, 5G devices must be compatible with many data types. 5G players must explore new frequency spectrums and more - especially the millimeter wave frequencies (from 20 GHz - 300 GHz). Among all RF components now in development for 5G applications (filters, power amplifiers, RF front-end modules, etc.), the antenna has become a very complex, invaluable segment of the 5G network.

It was only in 2014 that the term 5G began appearing in patents. Since then, the number of 5G-related patent publications has seen a huge increase, with a growth rate of 113% from 2014 - 2018. This strong acceleration is pushed mostly by Chinese IP players, which account for more than 56% of IP activity. In particular, we have noticed a large number of Chinese academic players, which is quite unusual in the telecom domain.

Today, the IP landscape related to the antenna for 5G is still unsettled. With more than 75% of patent applications still pending, much will change in the coming years. Indeed, after an initial period of domestic patent applications, the main IP and market players - i.e. Samsung, Intel, Ericsson, and Huawei - have begun extending their portfolios worldwide. Samsung and Intel appear to be the two leaders currently best-positioned to limit their main competitors' patenting activity and freedom-to-operate.

This report provides a detailed comparison of the four main IP players: Samsung, Intel, Huawei, and Oppo Mobile. Each one's strength and weaknesses are highlighted, and information is provided about their recent and future technology developments. Also included is a detailed description and analysis of their key patents.

Key report highlights:

• Understanding the key players' patented technologies and current IP strategies
• More than 620 patent applicants are involved in the antenna for 5G patent landscape. This report reveals the key players' IP position through a detailed analysis of their patent portfolios. The report also provides an understanding of these players' patented technologies and their IP strategy, and explores their capability to limit other firms' patenting activity and freedom-to-operate.
• Analyzing IP players' position on promising applications and developed technologies
• This report also supplies an understanding of IP players' positions on promising applications. The main IP players and key patents are presented for each segment, in concert with an understanding of the current technical challenges addressed in these patents.
• Identifying and understanding key patents related to the antenna for 5G
• A thorough analysis of key patents (seminal, blocking) related to the antenna for 5G is included in this report. Furthermore, for each segment a selection of seminal, blocking, and most-promising patents are furnished.
• The report integrates an Excel database containing the >3,600 patents analyzed in this study. This pivotal patent database allows for multi-criteria searches and includes patent publication numbers, hyperlinks to the original documents, priority date, title, abstract, patent assignees, patent's current legal status, and technological/application segments

Companies Mentioned

• AAC Technologies
• Amsung Electronics
• AT&T
• China Jiliang University
• Chiun Mai Communication Systems
• Comba Telecom Systems
• Electronics & Telecommunications Research Institute
• Ericsson
• Guangdong Tongyu Communication
• Huawei Technologies
• Huizhou Speed Wireless Technology
• Intel
• Kuang Chi Institute Of Advanced Technology
• Kunshan Ruixiang Xuntong Communication Technology Co
• LG
• Murata Manufacturing
• Nokia
• Oppo Mobile
• Qualcomm
• Shanghai Amphenol Airwave Communication Electronics
• Shenzhen Sunway Communication
• Sony
• South China University Of Technology
• Southeast University Nanjing
• Tan Kah Kee College
• University Of Electronic Science & Technology Of China
• Vivo Mobile Communication
• Xiamen University
• Xidian University
• ZTE

For more information about this report visit https://www.researchandmarkets.com/r/95yzq0

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