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Cellular Standards in the IoT: A Brief Practical Guide for Licensing Negotiations

Abstract

Global cellular standards (e.g., 4G/LTE and 5G/NR) are a key driver of the advancing digital transformation of the economy and society. In recent decades, open standardization in the telecommunications field has led to unprecedented technological progress, which has boosted innovation, fuelled economic growth, and has changed the way people work, execute financial transactions, purchase and sell goods and services, listen to music, watch movies, and interact with each other all over the world. The emerging Internet of Things (IoT) greatly benefits from the high-performance, reliable connectivity and interoperability guaranteed by modern cellular open standards. Billions of devices are able to seamlessly connect, exchange information, and work with each other, paving the way for new applications that can positively impact all aspects of everyday life. Some examples of IoT applications include ‘smart’ homes and cities that allow for efficiency gains with respect to energy supply and consumption, ‘smart’ health solutions, and ‘smart’ agriculture, all of which can bring us closer to a more sustainable future. Furthermore, industrial IoT applications and ‘Industry 4.0’ are expected to generate massive cost savings and productivity gains through fully automated manufacturing and logistics processes in ‘smart’ factories.

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Author

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Spyros Makris
IPR Policy Manager, Ericsson GmbH, Germany

Dr. Spyros Makris is IPR Policy Manager at Ericsson. His main responsibilities include legal advice, research and training on various topics regarding the licensing and assertion of Intellectual Property Rights and especially patents. Prior to joining Ericsson, Spyros worked for almost seven years as a lawyer at Wach + Meckes LLP in Munich, focusing on international commercial litigation and arbitration. Before moving to Munich, Spyros worked for three years as a lecturer in international business law at the University of Applied Sciences of West Macedonia in Greece. Spyros is admitted to the Bar in Germany (Syndikusrechtsanwalt) and Greece (Dikigoros). He holds a PhD degree (Dr. iur) and a master’s degree (LL.M.) from the University of Constance, Germany as well as a law degree from the Democritian University of Thrace, Greece. Originally from Greece, but brought up in Germany, Spyros speaks German, English, Greek and basic French.

Company

Ericsson GmbH

Ericsson enables communications service providers to capture the full value of connectivity. The company’s portfolio spans Networks, Digital Services, Managed Services, and Emerging Business and is designed to help our customers go digital, increase efficiency and find new revenue streams. Ericsson’s investments in innovation have delivered the benefits of telephony and mobile broadband to billions of people around the world.

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