Finnish telecoms company Nokia has declared more than 3,000 standard-essential patent (SEP) families for 5G, as it seeks to cement its position in the development and standardisation of the technology.
The announcement comes less than six months after Nokia declared 2,000 SEP families for 5G to the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI).
With the latest declarations, the portfolio of Nokia cellular SEPs declared to one or more of the 2G, 3G, 4G and 5G standards span more than 3,400 patent families (with more than 3,000 being relevant to 5G standards).
Jenni Lukander, president of Nokia Technologies, said: “I am thrilled that our R&D efforts are creating new opportunities for the consumer and industrial technology ecosystem, as the 5G era gathers momentum.”
Over the past five years, Nokia’s SEP portfolio has more than doubled in size, with Nokia Bell Labs producing the majority of these SEPs.
Nokia works with the 3GPP organisation—a partnership of seven standards development organizations including ETSI—to establish 5G standards and enable the rollout of 5G networks.
Marcus Weldon, Nokia chief technology officer and president of Nokia Bell Labs, said: “Nokia has defined many of the fundamental technologies used in virtually all mobile devices and digital systems and networks, and these inventions are critical to the new industrial Internet of Things era. We standardise these inventions to allow widespread utilisation and adoption.”
Source: World IP Review
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