InterDigital Inc (IDCC)

[IDCCfan]

I’m Curious, as the world’s big technology companies start to deploy 5G capable networks, devices etc. how will IDCC and their patents around said technology get monetized? For example, will Novatel Wireless (now an Inseego) Company have to go through Avanci for licencing any of the mobile hotspot/routers they intend to build? I assume so as Qualcomm and Interdigital participate in Avanci. I believe the CEO stated that for “connectivity related patents” Avanci would be the go to method for revenue for issuing a global wide licencing agreement. If it was a software platform licencing agreement for their WoT. Io platform then IDCC would be directly involved in the licencing agreement.
In any event 5G is coming to a MNO near you:)

Verizon, Qualcomm and Novatel Wireless Announce Collaboration to Expedite Trials and Wide-scale Commercial Deployment of 5G NR mmWave Technology
Companies Commit to a Common Mobile and Fixed 3GPP Compliant Specification for 28 GHz and 39 GHz mmWave Spectrum Bands
Oct 17, 2017
Verizon, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM), and Novatel Wireless, an Inseego company, today announced plans to collaborate on 5G New Radio (NR) millimeter wave (mmWave) technology development and over-the air field trials based on the 5G NR Release-15 specifications being developed by 3GPP – the global 5G standard. The companies plan to work together to help move the mobile ecosystem towards faster validation and commercialization of 5G NR mmWave technologies at scale, supporting a full-scale commercial network deployment before the end of the decade.
The companies plan to initially focus on 5G NR operation in 28 GHz and 39 GHz mmWave spectrum bands, showcasing advanced 5G NR technologies to efficiently achieve robust multi-gigabit per second data rates with mobility at significantly lower latencies than today’s networks. These technologies are expected to be critical to meeting the increasing connectivity requirements for emerging consumer mobile and fixed wireless broadband experiences such as streaming high-definition video, immersive virtual/augmented reality, and connected cloud computing. The companies plan on delivering a common 5G NR mmWave technology platform for mobile and home broadband wireless access, supporting a 5G NR migration path for Verizon’s early 5G fixed wireless access deployments and trials based on the 5G-Technology Forum specifications…etc.

https://www.qualcomm.com/news/releases/2017/10/17/verizon-qualcomm-and-novatel-wireless-announce-collaboration-expedite


Qualcomm and Nokia to co-operate on 5G NR Release-15 specs

Qualcomm and Nokia are to conduct interoperability testing and over-the-air field trials based on the 5G NR Release (New Radio) – 15 specifications being developed by 3GPP.
11th September 2017

https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/business/qualcomm-nokia-co-operate-5g-nr-15-specs-2017-09/