The emergence of LTE is causing a major reshuffle in the distribution of intellectual property rights wealth, according to new research from Informa Telecoms & Media.
The arrival of LTE is seeing the emergence of new players such as Samsung, LG and Huawei, who have dramatically improved their patent portfolio for LTE compared to previous technologies.
Still, Interdigital and Qualcomm remain clear leaders in the global LTE patents portfolio with 21% and 19% market shares, respectively, of the total number of patents.