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4G INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND ROYALTIES AN ANALYSIS OF LTE, WIMAX AND UMB

TECHNOLOGIES

KEY MARKET FORECASTS

END USE MARKETS

• LTE

• IP Filings by Company And Technology, January 1981August 2007

• Cellular Handsets

• WiMAX • UMB • Beamforming • Fast Power Control

• Filing Velocity by Company, January 1981-August 2007

• MIMO

• Citation Analysis by Company, Technology and Patent Office, January 1981-August 2007

• OFDM

• Standards Body Participation

• OFDMA

• Likely Royalty Rate Scenarios by Technology, 2006-2012

• Hybrid ARQ

• SC-FDMA • SDMA.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Section 1. Executive Summary 1.1 What Are the Technologies at the Center of 4G Development? 1.1.1 Beamforming 1.1.2 Fast Power Control 1.1.3 Hybrid ARQ 1.1.4 MIMO 1.1.5 OFDM 1.1.6 OFDMA 1.1.7 SC-FDMA 1.1.8 SDMA 1.1.9 Summary Company Position 1.2 Standards Body Activity 1.3 LTE Royalty Rates 1.4 WiMAX Royalty Rates 1.5 UMB Royalty Rates 1.6 Conclusions Section 2. Importance of IP in 4G Technology Development 2.1 Historical Role of IP in Technology Markets 2.2 Does IP Stifle Innovation? 2.2.1 FRAND, Transparency, and Bilateralism 2.2.2 The NGMN Initiatives 2.2.3 Companies Outside Industry Initiatives and Lack of Enforceability 2.2.4 Arguments for IP Stifling Innovation 2.2.5 Arguments Against IP Stifling Innovation 2.2.6 Some Conclusions 2.3 Why Is IP an Issue Now? 2.3.1 Technology Upgrade Cycle 2.3.2 Competitive Pressures and Precedent 2.3.3 The Evolving Role of IP and Company Realization of its Importance 2.3.4 Stock Price 2.4 What Are the Technologies at the Center of 4G Development? 2.4.1 Standards 2.4.1.1 Long-Term Evolution (LTE) 2.4.1.1.1 LTE Information Flow 2.4.1.1.2 Why LTE, Why Now? 2.4.1.1.3 Participants 2.4.1.1.4 IP Licensing Stance 2.4.1.2 WIMAX 2.4.1.2.1 802.16-2004: “Fixed WiMAX” 2.4.1.2.2 802.16e: “Mobile WiMAX” 2.4.1.2.3 WiBro 2.4.1.2.4 Background 2.4.1.2.5 Participants 2.4.1.2.6 IP Licensing Stance 2.4.1.3 Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB) 2.4.1.3.1 Participants 2.4.1.3.2 IP Licensing Stance 2.4.2 Foundation Technologies 2.4.2.1 Beamforming and Smart Antennas 2.4.2.2 Fast Power Control 2.4.2.3 Hybrid ARQ 2.4.2.4 MIMO 2.4.2.5 OFDM 2.4.2.6 OFDMA 2.4.2.7 SC-FDM 2.4.2.8 SDMA Section 3. Factors That May Impact 4G Royalty Landscape 3.1 The Erosion of Qualcomm’s Position 3.1.1 Qualcomm’s Privileged Position 3.1.2 How Are Companies Eroding Qualcomm’s Position?

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3.1.3 Potential Outcomes and Likely Results 3.2 The WIMAX Stance on IP 3.3 Operator Pressure and the NGMN Group 3.4 The Growing Functionality of Devices 3.5 Does More Mean Less, or Less Mean More? Section 4. Who Owns What: The Intellectual Property Profile 4.1 Introduction and Methodology 4.2 Beamforming 4.2.1 Filed Applications 4.2.2 Patent Velocity 4.2.3 Citation Analysis 4.2.4 Company-Specific Details 4.2.4.1 Ericsson Beamforming Summary 4.2.4.2 Hughes Network Systems Beamforming Summary 4.2.4.3 Intel Beamforming Summary 4.2.4.4 InterDigital Beamforming Summary 4.2.4.5 Korea Electronics Telecom Beamforming Summary 4.2.4.6 Lucent Beamforming Summary 4.2.4.7 Navini Networks Beamforming Summary 4.2.4.8 Nokia Networks Beamforming Summary 4.2.4.9 Philips Beamforming Summary 4.2.4.10 Qualcomm Beamforming Summary 4.2.4.11 Samsung Beamforming Summary 4.2.4.12 Siemens Beamforming Summary 4.3 Fast Power Control 4.3.1 Filed Applications 4.3.2 Patent Velocity 4.3.3 Citation Analysis 4.3.4 Company-Specific Details 4.3.4.1 Alcatel Fast Power Control Summary 4.3.4.2 Ericsson Fast Power Control Summary 4.3.4.3 LG Fast Power Control Summary 4.3.4.4 Motorola Fast Power Control Summary 4.3.4.5 Nokia Fast Power Control Summary 4.3.4.6 Nortel Networks Fast Power Control Summary 4.3.4.7 Qualcomm Networks Fast Power Control Summary 4.3.4.8 Samsung Networks Fast Power Control Summary 4.4 Hybrid ARQ 4.4.1 Filed Applications 4.4.2 Patent Velocity 4.4.3 Citation Analysis 4.4.4 Company-Specific Details 4.4.4.1 Ericsson Hybrid ARQ Summary 4.4.4.2 InterDigital Hybrid ARQ Summary 4.4.4.3 LG Hybrid ARQ Summary 4.4.4.4 Lucent Hybrid ARQ Summary 4.4.4.5 Matsushita Hybrid ARQ Summary 4.4.4.6 Motorola Hybrid ARQ Summary 4.4.4.7 Nokia Hybrid ARQ Summary 4.4.4.8 Nortel Hybrid ARQ Summary 4.4.4.9 Qualcomm Hybrid ARQ

Summary 4.5 MIMO 4.5.1 Filed Applications 4.5.2 Patent Velocity 4.5.3 Citation Analysis 4.5.4 Company-Specific Details 4.5.4.1 Ericsson MIMO Summary 4.5.4.2 France Telecom MIMO Summary 4.5.4.3 Fujitsu MIMO Summary 4.5.4.4 InterDigital MIMO Summary 4.5.4.5 LG MIMO Summary 4.5.4.6 Lucent MIMO Summary 4.5.4.7 Matsushita MIMO Summary 4.5.4.8 Mitsubishi MIMO Summary 4.5.4.9 Nokia MIMO Summary 4.5.4.10 NTT MIMO Summary 4.5.4.11 Philips MIMO Summary 4.5.4.12 Qualcomm MIMO Summary 4.5.4.13 Samsung MIMO Summary 4.5.4.14 Sanyo MIMO Summary 4.5.4.15 Sony MIMO Summary 4.5.4.16 TI MIMO Summary 4.5.4.17 Toshiba MIMO Summary 4.6 OFDM 4.6.1 Filed Applications 4.6.2 Patent Velocity 4.6.3 Citation Analysis 4.6.4 Company-Specific Details 4.6.4.1 Alcatel OFDM Summary 4.6.4.2 AT&T OFDM Summary 4.6.4.3 Cisco OFDM Summary 4.6.4.4 Ericsson OFDM Summary 4.6.4.5 Hitachi OFDM Summary 4.6.4.6 Intel OFDM Summary 4.6.4.7 InterDigital OFDM Summary 4.6.4.8 Kenwood OFDM Summary 4.6.4.9 Korea Electronics Telecomm OFDM Summary 4.6.4.10 LG OFDM Summary 4.6.4.11 Lucent OFDM Summary 4.6.4.12 Matsushita OFDM Summary 4.6.4.13 Motorola OFDM Summary 4.6.4.14 Nokia OFDM Summary 4.6.4.15 Nortel OFDM Summary 4.6.4.16 NTT OFDM Summary 4.6.4.17 Philips OFDM Summary 4.6.4.18 Qualcomm OFDM Summary 4.6.4.19 Samsung OFDM Summary 4.6.4.20 Sanyo OFDM Summary 4.6.4.21 Sony OFDM Summary 4.6.4.22 TI OFDM Summary 4.6.4.23 Toshiba OFDM Summary 4.7 OFDMA 4.7.1 Filed Applications 4.7.2 Patent Velocity 4.7.3 Citation Analysis 4.7.4 Company-Specific Details 4.7.4.1 Hanaro OFDMA Summary 4.7.4.2 Intel OFDMA Summary 4.7.4.3 InterDigital OFDMA Summary 4.7.4.4 Korea Electronics OFDMA Summary 4.7.4.5 LG OFDMA Summary 4.7.4.6 Nokia OFDMA Summary 4.7.4.7 Qualcomm OFDMA Summary 4.7.4.8 Samsung OFDMA Summary 4.7.4.9 TI OFDMA Summary 4.8 SC-FDMA 4.8.1 Filed Applications 4.8.2 Patent Velocity 4.9 SDMA 4.9.1 Filed Applications 4.9.2 Patent Velocity 4.9.3 Citation Analysis 4.9.4 Company Specific Details 4.9.4.1 Adaptix SDMA Summary 4.9.4.2 Alcatel SDMA Summary

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TABLE OF CONTENTS (CONT.) 4.9.4.3 Arraycomm SDMA Summary 4.9.4.4 Intel SDMA Summary 4.9.4.5 Kyocera SDMA Summary 4.9.4.6 Lucent SDMA Summary 4.9.4.7 Matsushita SDMA Summary 4.9.4.8 Motorola SDMA Summary 4.9.4.9 Nokia SDMA Summary 4.9.4.10 NTT SDMA Summary 4.9.4.11 Qualcomm SDMA Summary 4.9.4.12 Radix SDMA Summary 4.9.4.13 Samsung SDMA Summary 4.9.4.14 Sanyo SDMA Summary 4.9.4.15 Siemens SDMA Summary 4.9.4.16 Tetratech SDMA Summary 4.9.4.17 US West Technologies SDMA Summary Section 5. Expected Royalty Positions

5.1 Introduction 5.1.1 Limitations and Caveats 5.1.2 Piecing Together the Landscape 5.1.2.1 Patents Landscape 5.1.2.1.1 Summary Company Position 5.1.2.1.2 Patent Filing Distribution by Assignee 5.1.2.1.3 Patent Velocity 5.1.2.1.4 Patent Citation 5.1.2.2 Standards Body Activity 5.1.3 Company-Specific Positioning 5.1.3.1 Ericsson 5.1.3.2 Intel 5.1.3.3 InterDigital 5.1.3.4 Lucent 5.1.3.5 Matsushita 5.1.3.6 Motorola 5.1.3.7 Nokia

5.1.3.8 Philips 5.1.3.9 Qualcomm 5.1.3.10 Sony 5.1.3.11 TI 5.1.3.12 Toshiba 5.1.4 Likely Royalty Rates 5.1.4.1 Methodology 5.1.4.2 LTE Royalty Rates 5.1.4.3 WIMAX Royalty Rates 5.1.4.4 UMB Royalty Rates 5.1.5 Conclusions Section 6 Company Directory Section 7. Acronyms Scope of Study Sources and Methodology Notes

LIST OF CHARTS, TABLES AND FIGURES Data segmentation and forecasts are provided as easy-to-navigate Microsoft Excel files for quick access and smooth data control, enabling users to integrate the information with their own business processes. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Summary Patent Portfolio Position, As of August 2007 LTE Cumulative Royalty Rate Scenarios, 2006 to 2012 WIMAX Cumulative Royalty Rate Scenarios, 2006 to 2012 UMB Cumulative Royalty Rate Scenarios, 2006 to 2012 Beamforming Patent Distribution Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Beamforming Patent Velocity Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Beamforming Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Beamforming Patent Citation Frequency for Top 10 Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Ericsson Beamforming Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Ericsson Beamforming Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Ericsson Beamforming Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Ericsson Beamforming Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Hughes Networks Beamforming Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Hughes Networks Beamforming Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Hughes Networks Beamforming Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Hughes Networks Beamforming Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Intel Beamforming Patent Summary, All

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Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Intel Beamforming Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Intel Beamforming Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Intel Beamforming Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 InterDigital Beamforming Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 InterDigital Beamforming Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 InterDigital Beamforming Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 InterDigital Beamforming Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Korea Electronics Telecomm Beamforming Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Korea Electronics Telecomm Beamforming Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Korea Electronics Telecomm Beamforming Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Korea Electronics Telecomm Beamforming Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Lucent Beamforming Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Lucent Beamforming Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Lucent Beamforming Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Lucent Beamforming Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Navini Networks Beamforming Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Navini Networks Beamforming Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007

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Navini Networks Beamforming Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Navini Networks Beamforming Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Nokia Beamforming Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Nokia Beamforming Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Nokia Beamforming Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Nokia Beamforming Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Philips Beamforming Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Philips Beamforming Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Philips Beamforming Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Philips Beamforming Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Qualcomm Beamforming Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Qualcomm Beamforming Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Qualcomm Beamforming Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Qualcomm Beamforming Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Samsung Beamforming Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Samsung Beamforming Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Samsung Beamforming Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Samsung Beamforming Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Siemens Beamforming Patent Summary,

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All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Siemens Beamforming Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Siemens Beamforming Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Siemens Beamforming Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Fast Power Control Patent Distribution Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Fast Power Control Patent Velocity Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Fast Power Control Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Fast Power Control Patent Citation Frequency for Top 10 Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Alcatel Fast Power Control Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Alcatel Fast Power Control Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Alcatel Fast Power Control Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Alcatel Fast Power Control Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Ericsson Fast Power Control Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Ericsson Fast Power Control Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Ericsson Fast Power Control Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Ericsson Fast Power Control Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 LG Fast Power Control Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 LG Fast Power Control Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 LG Fast Power Control Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 LG Fast Power Control Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Motorola Fast Power Control Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Motorola Fast Power Control Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Motorola Fast Power Control Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Motorola Fast Power Control Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Nokia Fast Power Control Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Nokia Fast Power Control Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007

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Nokia Fast Power Control Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Nokia Fast Power Control Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Nortel Networks Fast Power Control Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Nortel Networks Fast Power Control Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Nortel Networks Fast Power Control Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Nortel Networks Fast Power Control Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Qualcomm Fast Power Control Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Qualcomm Fast Power Control Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Qualcomm Fast Power Control Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Qualcomm Fast Power Control Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Samsung Fast Power Control Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Samsung Fast Power Control Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Samsung Fast Power Control Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Samsung Fast Power Control Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Hybrid ARQ Patent Distribution Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Hybrid ARQ Patent Velocity Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Hybrid ARQ Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Hybrid ARQ Patent Citation Frequency for Top 10 Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Ericsson Hybrid ARQ Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Ericsson Hybrid ARQ Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Ericsson Hybrid ARQ Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Ericsson Hybrid ARQ Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 InterDigital Hybrid ARQ Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 InterDigital Hybrid ARQ Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 InterDigital Hybrid ARQ Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 InterDigital Hybrid ARQ Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices:

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January 1981 to August 2007 LG Hybrid ARQ Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 LG Hybrid ARQ Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 LG Hybrid ARQ Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 LG Hybrid ARQ Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Lucent Hybrid ARQ Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Lucent Hybrid ARQ Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Lucent Hybrid ARQ Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Lucent Hybrid ARQ Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Matsushita Hybrid ARQ Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Matsushita Hybrid ARQ Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Matsushita Hybrid ARQ Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Matsushita Hybrid ARQ Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Motorola Hybrid ARQ Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Motorola Hybrid ARQ Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Motorola Hybrid ARQ Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Motorola Hybrid ARQ Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Nokia Hybrid ARQ Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Nokia Hybrid ARQ Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Nokia Hybrid ARQ Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Nokia Hybrid ARQ Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Nortel Hybrid ARQ Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Nortel Hybrid ARQ Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Nortel Hybrid ARQ Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Nortel Hybrid ARQ Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 MIMO Patent Distribution Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 MIMO Patent Velocity Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August

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2007 MIMO Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 MIMO Patent Citation Frequency for Top 10 Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Ericsson MIMO Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Ericsson MIMO Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Ericsson MIMO Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Ericsson MIMO Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 France Telecom MIMO Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 France Telecom MIMO Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 France Telecom MIMO Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 France Telecom MIMO Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Fujitsu MIMO Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Fujitsu MIMO Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Fujitsu MIMO Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Fujitsu MIMO Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 InterDigital MIMO Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 InterDigital MIMO Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 InterDigital MIMO Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 InterDigital MIMO Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 LG MIMO Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 LG MIMO Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 LG MIMO Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 LG MIMO Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Lucent MIMO Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Lucent MIMO Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Lucent MIMO Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Lucent MIMO Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Matsushita MIMO Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Matsushita MIMO Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007

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Matsushita MIMO Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Matsushita MIMO Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Mitsubishi MIMO Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Mitsubishi MIMO Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Mitsubishi MIMO Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Mitsubishi MIMO Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Nokia MIMO Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Nokia MIMO Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Nokia MIMO Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Nokia MIMO Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 NTT MIMO Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 NTT MIMO Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 NTT MIMO Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 NTT MIMO Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Philips MIMO Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Philips MIMO Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Philips MIMO Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Philips MIMO Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Qualcomm MIMO Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Qualcomm MIMO Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Qualcomm MIMO Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Qualcomm MIMO Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Samsung MIMO Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Samsung MIMO Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Samsung MIMO Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Samsung MIMO Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Sanyo MIMO Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Sanyo MIMO Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Sanyo MIMO Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August

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2007 Sanyo MIMO Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Sony MIMO Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Sony MIMO Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Sony MIMO Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Sony MIMO Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 TI MIMO Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 TI MIMO Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 TI MIMO Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 TI MIMO Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Toshiba MIMO Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Toshiba MIMO Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Toshiba MIMO Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Toshiba MIMO Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 OFDM Patent Distribution Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 OFDM Patent Velocity Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 OFDM Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 OFDM Patent Citation Frequency for Top 10 Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Alcatel OFDM Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Alcatel OFDM Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Alcatel OFDM Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Alcatel OFDM Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 AT&T OFDM Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 AT&T OFDM Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 AT&T OFDM Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 AT&T OFDM Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Cisco OFDM Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Cisco OFDM Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Cisco OFDM Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Cisco OFDM Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007

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Ericsson OFDM Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Ericsson OFDM Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Ericsson OFDM Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Ericsson OFDM Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Hitachi OFDM Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Hitachi OFDM Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Hitachi OFDM Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Hitachi OFDM Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Intel OFDM Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Intel OFDM Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Intel OFDM Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Intel OFDM Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 InterDigital OFDM Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 InterDigital OFDM Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 InterDigital OFDM Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 InterDigital OFDM Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Kenwood OFDM Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Kenwood OFDM Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Kenwood OFDM Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Kenwood OFDM Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Korea Electronics OFDM Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Korea Electronics OFDM Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Korea Electronics OFDM Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Korea Electronics OFDM Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 LG OFDM Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 LG OFDM Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 LG OFDM Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 LG OFDM Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August

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2007 Lucent OFDM Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Lucent OFDM Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Lucent OFDM Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Lucent OFDM Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Matsushita OFDM Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Matsushita OFDM Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Matsushita OFDM Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Matsushita OFDM Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Motorola OFDM Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Motorola OFDM Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Motorola OFDM Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Motorola OFDM Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Nokia OFDM Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Nokia OFDM Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Nokia OFDM Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Nokia OFDM Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Nortel OFDM Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Nortel OFDM Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Nortel OFDM Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Nortel OFDM Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 NTT OFDM Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 NTT OFDM Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 NTT OFDM Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 NTT OFDM Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Philips OFDM Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Philips OFDM Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Philips OFDM Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Philips OFDM Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007

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Qualcomm OFDM Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Qualcomm OFDM Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Qualcomm OFDM Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Qualcomm OFDM Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Samsung OFDM Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Samsung OFDM Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Samsung OFDM Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Samsung OFDM Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Sanyo OFDM Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Sanyo OFDM Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Sanyo OFDM Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Sanyo OFDM Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Sony OFDM Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Sony OFDM Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Sony OFDM Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Sony OFDM Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 TI OFDM Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 TI OFDM Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 TI OFDM Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 TI OFDM Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Toshiba OFDM Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Toshiba OFDM Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Toshiba OFDM Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Toshiba OFDM Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 OFDMA Patent Distribution Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 OFDMA Patent Velocity Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 OFDMA Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 OFDMA Patent Citation Frequency for Top 10 Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Hanaro OFDMA Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August

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2007 Hanaro OFDMA Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Hanaro OFDMA Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Hanaro OFDMA Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Intel OFDMA Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Intel OFDMA Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Intel OFDMA Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Intel OFDMA Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 InterDigital OFDMA Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 InterDigital OFDMA Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 InterDigital OFDMA Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 InterDigital OFDMA Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Korea Electronics OFDMA Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Korea Electronics OFDMA Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Korea Electronics OFDMA Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Korea Electronics OFDMA Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 LG OFDMA Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 LG OFDMA Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 LG OFDMA Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 LG OFDMA Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Nokia OFDMA Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Nokia OFDMA Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Nokia OFDMA Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Nokia OFDMA Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Qualcomm OFDMA Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Qualcomm OFDMA Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Qualcomm OFDMA Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Qualcomm OFDMA Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007

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Samsung OFDMA Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Samsung OFDMA Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Samsung OFDMA Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Samsung OFDMA Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 TI OFDMA Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 TI OFDMA Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 TI OFDMA Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 TI OFDMA Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 SC-FDMA Patent Distribution Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 SC-FDMA Patent Velocity Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 SC-FDMA Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 SC-FDMA Patent Citation Frequency for Top 10 Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 InterDigital SC-FDMA Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 InterDigital SC-FDMA Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 InterDigital SC-FDMA Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 InterDigital SC-FDMA Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Qualcomm SC-FDMA Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Qualcomm SC-FDMA Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Qualcomm SC-FDMA Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Qualcomm SC-FDMA Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 SDMA Patent Distribution Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 SDMA Patent Velocity Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 SDMA Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 SDMA Patent Citation Frequency for Top 10 Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Adaptix SDMA Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Adaptix SDMA Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Adaptix SDMA Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Adaptix SDMA Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981

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to August 2007 Alcatel SDMA Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Alcatel SDMA Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Alcatel SDMA Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Alcatel SDMA Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Arraycomm SDMA Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Arraycomm SDMA Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Arraycomm SDMA Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Arraycomm SDMA Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Intel SDMA Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Intel SDMA Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Intel SDMA Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Intel SDMA Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Kyocera SDMA Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Kyocera SDMA Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Kyocera SDMA Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Kyocera SDMA Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Lucent SDMA Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Lucent SDMA Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Lucent SDMA Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Lucent SDMA Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Matsushita SDMA Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Matsushita SDMA Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Matsushita SDMA Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Matsushita SDMA Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Motorola SDMA Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Motorola SDMA Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Motorola SDMA Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Motorola SDMA Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007

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Nokia SDMA Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Nokia SDMA Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Nokia SDMA Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Nokia SDMA Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 NTT SDMA Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 NTT SDMA Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 NTT SDMA Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 NTT SDMA Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Qualcomm SDMA Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Qualcomm SDMA Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Qualcomm SDMA Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Qualcomm SDMA Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Radix SDMA Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Radix SDMA Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Radix SDMA Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Radix SDMA Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Samsung SDMA Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Samsung SDMA Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Samsung SDMA Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Samsung SDMA Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Sanyo SDMA Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Sanyo SDMA Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Sanyo SDMA Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Sanyo SDMA Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Siemens SDMA Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Siemens SDMA Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Siemens SDMA Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Siemens SDMA Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Tetratech SDMA Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August

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2007 Tetratech SDMA Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Tetratech SDMA Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Tetratech SDMA Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 US West SDMA Patent Summary, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 US West SDMA Patent Velocity, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 US West SDMA Most Cited Patents, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 US West SDMA Backward Citation Analysis, All Patent Offices: January 1981 to August 2007 Summary Patent Portfolio Position, As of August 2007 Summary Patent Filing Distribution, As of August 2007 Summary Patent Velocity, As of August 2007 Summary Top Citation Analysis, As of August 2007 Adaptix Patent Portfolio Position, As of August 2007 Alcatel Patent Portfolio Position, As of August 2007 Arraycomm Patent Portfolio Position, As of August 2007 AT&T Patent Portfolio Position, As of August 2007 Cisco Patent Portfolio Position, As of August 2007 Ericsson Patent Portfolio Position, As of August 2007 France Telecom Patent Portfolio Position, As of August 2007 Hitachi Patent Portfolio Position, As of August 2007 Hughes Patent Portfolio Position, As of August 2007 Intel Patent Portfolio Position, As of August 2007 InterDigital Patent Portfolio Position, As of August 2007 Korea Electronics Patent Portfolio Position, As of August 2007 Kenwood Patent Portfolio Position, As of August 2007 Kyocera Patent Portfolio Position, As of August 2007 LG Patent Portfolio Position, As of August 2007 Lucent Patent Portfolio Position, As of August 2007 Matsushita Patent Portfolio Position, As of August 2007 Mitsubishi Patent Portfolio Position, As of August 2007 Motorola Patent Portfolio Position, As of August 2007 Navini Networks Patent Portfolio Position, As of August 2007 Nokia Patent Portfolio Position, As of August 2007 Nortel Patent Portfolio Position, As of August 2007 NTT Patent Portfolio Position, As of August 2007

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Philips Patent Portfolio Position, As of August 2007 Qualcomm Patent Portfolio Position, As of August 2007 Radix Patent Portfolio Position, As of August 2007 Samsung Patent Portfolio Position, As of August 2007 Sanyo Patent Portfolio Position, As of August 2007 Siemens Patent Portfolio Position, As of August 2007 Sony Patent Portfolio Position, As of August 2007 Tetratech Patent Portfolio Position, As of August 2007 TI Patent Portfolio Position, As of August 2007 Toshiba Patent Portfolio Position, As of August 2007 US West Tech Patent Portfolio Position, As of August 2007 LTE Royalty Scenarios WIMAX Royalty Scenarios UMB Royalty Scenarios Beamforming Patent Filing Distribution, End of August 2007 Beamforming Patent Filing Velocity, End of August 2007 Fast Power Control Patent Filing Distribution, End of August 2007 Fast Power Control Patent Filing Velocity, End of August 2007 Hybrid ARQ Patent Filing Distribution, End of August 2007 Hybrid ARQ Patent Filing Velocity, End of August 2007 MIMO Patent Filing Distribution, End of August 2007 MIMO Patent Filing Velocity, End of August 2007 OFDM Patent Filing Distribution, End of August 2007 OFDM Patent Filing Velocity, End of August 2007 OFDMA Patent Filing Distribution, End of August 2007 OFDMA Patent Filing Velocity, End of August 2007 SC-FDMA Patent Filing Distribution, End of August 2007 SC-FDMA Patent Filing Velocity, End of August 2007 SDMA Patent Filing Distribution, End of August 2007 SDMA Patent Filing Velocity, End of August 2007 4G Patent Filing Distribution, End of August 2007 4G Cumulative Patent Filing Velocity, End of August 2007 4G Comparison of Patent Filing Comparison by Technology, End of August 2007 LTE Information Flow Typical Representation of an OFDMA Modulation Scheme

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