11/17/2020· Intellectual Property
Valuing SEP portfolios And Determining FRAND rates: How, And Who Should "get it done"?
By: Keith Mallinson
While there is much uncertainty about the outlook for standard-essential patent royalty rates in court determinations, there are plenty of solid benchmarks in well-established comparable licenses (“comps”). The former rates are thin on the ground and have been made up based on some dubious and fiercely...
5/11/2023· Telecommunication
Sharp - Not Weak Or Late Enforcement Is Required Against Recalcitrant SEP Implementers
By: Keith Mallinson
Public comments on SEPs and FRAND licensing sought for the US Department of Justice’s Draft Policy Statement and the UK Intellectual Property Office’s Call for Views.
3/22/2022· Telecommunication
Global Standard Setting At 3GPP Endangered With Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine (Analyst Angle)
By: Keith Mallinson
It took the industry 30 years to consolidate mobile communications developments into a single 4G standard with the introduction of LTE and the demise of WiMAX. That attainment—also in 5G—should be cherished; but it is imperiled by geopolitical developments.
11/22/2022· Telecommunication
Revenue Boost For Automotive Industry From Cellular Connectivity Outweighs SEP Licensing Costs
By: Keith Mallinson
The automotive industry is being revolutionized by continuous cloud connectivity, autonomous driving technologies, drive train electrification and shared mobility. These transformations are being facilitated in part by the standardized cellular technologies now commonly implemented in “connected vehicles” or “CVs”.
9/6/2023· Telecommunication
Grace And Peril In Artificial Intelligence (AI)
By: Keith Mallinson
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly taking hold in many places to provide enormous benefits with improved utility and efficiency in various cellular capabilities. It is significantly affecting how networks are designed and operated. But some applications of AI are much more straightforward and less controversial than others.
6/20/2022· Telecommunication
Spectrum Auctions: Okay For Some, But Not For Others (Analyst Angle)
By: Keith Mallinson
A recent op-ed in the Wall Street Journal by Paul Wolfowitz, former U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense and former President of the World Bank, controversially suggests that auctioning spectrum for 5G is detrimental to the U.S. and helps Huawei. While spectrum allocation is an important issue in industrial and economic policy, high auction fees do not appear to have impaired U.S. development and deployment of 4G or 5G.
1/22/2021· Patents
Right-Pricing Cellular Patent Licensing in 4G and 5G Connected Vehicles
By: Keith Mallinson
While litigation is bogging down the licensing of cellular standard essential patents (SEPs) in vehicles with disputes about where in the production supply chain licensing may or must occur, this is also delaying payment of Fair, Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory (FRAND) royalty charges in these cases and causing confusion about licensing value.
7/5/2021· Automotive - Vehicular
Connected Cars: How C-V2X In 5G Will Transform Cars And Save Lives
By: Keith Mallinson
Technological improvements in cars over the decades have generally reduced costs or increased performance and safety. “Analog” technologies including collapsible steering columns, crumple zones and seatbelts have saved car occupants from death or serious injury. Many digital technologies have also improved our in-car experience with entertainment, mobile communications
10/4/2017· Telecommunication
5G Investment Threatened by Tech Titans Snatching Financial Growth from Mobile Operators
By: Keith Mallinson
Technology innovation by chip, device and equipment vendors plus intense competition among national oligopolies of mobile network operators has improved cellular performance and reduced costs to the enormous benefit of consumers. Meanwhile, recent financial gains in the mobile ecosystem are largely accruing to Silicon Valley's tech titans including Apple, Alphabet, Facebook and Netflix. The massive network investments required for 5G may not be forthcoming if this imbalance persists.
12/3/2021· Telecommunication
Modest SEP Royalties On Smartphones Have Declined And Licensing Is Stabilizing
By: Keith Mallinson
Aggregate royalty payments for licensing cellular technology standard-essential patents (SEPs) in smartphones have remained in modest single-digit percentages and have declined since 2013. This defies purported concerns that the stacking of patent royalties paid to multiple licensors have led to or would lead to unreasonably high aggregate rates on mobile devices
