Chinese companies lead in global 5G patent applications (专利应用) with Huawei taking the crown, according to a report by IPlytics, an authorised patent data company. Two Chinese companies and one Chinese institution were included in the top 10 list of 5G Standards- Essential Patents (SEPs) family owners. Huawei ranked first. ZET Corp. and China Academy of Telecommunications Technology (CATT) grabbed fifth and ninth places, respectively.
Chinese companies topped the list for most 5G SEPs applications in communication systems by the end of April 2019, accounting for 34 percent of the world's total. Chinese tech giant Huawei has taken a leading role by owning 15 percent of SEPs, according to the report Who Is Leading the 5G Patent Race?
5G SEPs are patents that any company will have to use when carrying out 5G technology and no one can avoid them.
Different from 3G and 4G technologies, 5G technology will influence various industries and encourage the appearance of many new products, services and industries.
The automotive sector will most likely be one of the first industries to depend on 5G, which will connect vehicles to other vehicles, roadsides, traffic lights, buildings and the Internet, according to the report.
"It is 5G that is going to be a huge jump forward for communication systems because only with 5G's higher bandwidth can a number of applications be more advanced (尖端的) and used by most consumers, "said Nicole Peng, senior director of the market research company Canalys.
As 5G technology has combined various industries and technologies, the number of 5G SEPs rose to more than 60,000 globally by the end of April 2019, the report said.
