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Top 100 Key Players companies in 5G
by Most News Heat in the world in 2018

The 5G top 100 is Discovery PatSnap’ annual ranking of the top 100 Most News Heat 5G Key Players in the world. Discovery has identified the top key players, startups & unicorns, fast-growings, news entrants in 2018, ranking from differnt perspectives, including patent filing intensity, academic research capability, news media heat. The company list is generated from various data types.

Key Players

Fast-growings

Startups & Unicorns

New Entrants

Ranking Year:

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

Region:

Global

China

Japan

India

United States

Sweden

South Korea

Germany

United Kingdom

France

Australia

Netherlands

Canada

Luxembourg

Ranking:

Most Patent Filings

Highest Patent Value

Most Sep Patents

Most Patent Citation

Most Research Publications

Most Literature Citation

Most Market Reports

Most News Heat

#
Company Name
Region
Tech Topics
Total
1
Verizon Communications, Inc.
New York, United States
Telecommunications,Wireless,Internet of Things,
...[+2]
news: 2,064
2
AT&T, Inc.
Texas, United States
Wireless,Telecommunications,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 1,963
3
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
Sweden
Telecommunications,Software,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 1,615
4
Nokia Oyj
Southern Finland, Finland
Mobile device,Internet of Things,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
news: 1,602
5
QUALCOMM, Inc.
California, United States
Telecommunications,Wireless,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 1,486
6
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Guangdong Sheng, China
Wireless,Software,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 1,410
7
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
South Korea
Computer hardware,Semiconductor,Software,
...[+2]
news: 1,277
8
T-Mobile International AG & Co. KG
Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Telecommunications,5G,Internet of Things,
...[+2]
news: 1,155
9
Sprint Corp.
Oregon, United States
Wireless,Telecommunications,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 1,088
10
Intel Corp.
California, United States
Semiconductor,Software,Computer hardware,
...[+2]
news: 1,068
11
Apple, Inc.
California, United States
Software,Computer hardware,Peripheral,
...[+2]
news: 1,047
12
Google LLC
California, United States
Advertising,Enterprise software,Search engine,
...[+2]
news: 1,014
13
Cisco Systems, Inc.
California, United States
Computer hardware,Enterprise software,Internet Protocol,
...[+2]
news: 552
14
Vodafone Group Plc
United Kingdom
Telecommunications,Mobile device,Unified communications,
...[+2]
news: 542
15
Microsoft Corp.
Washington, United States
Software,Operating system,Cloud computing,
...[+2]
news: 506
16
ZTE Corp.
Guangdong Sheng, China
Telecommunications,Computer hardware,Wireless,
...[+2]
news: 502
17
T-Mobile US, Inc.
California, United States
Telecommunications,Wireless,Service innovation,
...[+2]
news: 488
18
Amazon.com, Inc.
Washington, United States
E-commerce,Content creator,Data processing,
...[+2]
news: 402
19
Deutsche Telekom AG
Bayern, Germany
Telecommunications,Mobile device,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
news: 401
20
LG Electronics, Inc.
South Korea
Computer hardware,Electronics,Telecommunications,
...[+2]
news: 333
21
SK Telecom Co., Ltd.
South Korea
Telecommunications,Chaebol,5G,
...[+2]
news: 320
22
Broadcom, Inc.
California, United States
Semiconductor,Mobile device,Wireless,
...[+2]
news: 320
23
Alcatel-Lucent SAS
Île-de-France, France
Telecommunications,Internet service provider,Wireless,
...[+2]
news: 316
24
Comcast Cable Communications LLC
Pennsylvania, United States
Digital cable,Home automation,Home security,
...[+2]
news: 309
25
Meta Platforms, Inc.
California, United States
Broadcasting,Publishing,Pre-money valuation,
...[+2]
news: 298
26
Telstra Corp. Ltd.
Australia
Telecommunications,5G,Wireless,
...[+2]
news: 281
27
BT Group Plc
United Kingdom
Telecommunications,Broadband,Network security,
...[+2]
news: 280
28
SoftBank Group Corp.
Tokyo, Japan
Telecommunications,Mobile device,Via media,
...[+2]
news: 279
29
NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
Tokyo, Japan
Telecommunications,Wireless,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 249
30
YouTube LLC
California, United States
Music,HTML5,Web page,
...[+2]
news: 245
31
China Mobile Ltd.
Beijing Shi, China
Telecommunications,Wireless,Roaming,
...[+2]
news: 244
32
Telefónica SA
Madrid, Spain
Telecommunications,Mobile telephony,Web development,
...[+2]
news: 243
33
Nokia Bell Labs France
Île-de-France, France
Construction engineering,Environmental engineering,Civil engineering,
...[+1]
news: 243
34
Cellco Partnership, Inc.
District of Columbia, United States
Wireless,Telecommunications,5G,
...[+2]
news: 233
35
Netflix, Inc.
California, United States
Mainland China,Cable television,IPTV,
...[+2]
news: 210
36
International Business Machines Corp.
New York, United States
Software,Computer hardware,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
news: 200
37
Motorola Solutions, Inc.
Illinois, United States
Wireless,Network security,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 192
38
Charter Communications, Inc.
Connecticut, United States
Telecommunications,Cable television,Broadband,
...[+2]
news: 161
39
KT Corp.
South Korea
Telecommunications,Internet of Things,Broadband,
...[+2]
news: 160
40
Orange SA
Île-de-France, France
Telecommunications,Mobile device,Service market,
...[+2]
news: 157
41
Thomson Reuters Corp.
New York, United States
Software,Publishing,Risk management,
...[+2]
news: 153
42
Time Warner, Inc.
New York, United States
Broadcasting,Content delivery network,Programming,
...[+2]
news: 153
43
Lenovo Group Ltd.
Beijing Shi, China
Computer hardware,Mobile device,Electronics,
...[+2]
news: 145
44
Sony Group Corp.
Tokyo, Japan
Computer hardware,Software,Music,
...[+2]
news: 144
45
Qualcomm Technologies International GmbH
Germany
Software,Mobile computing,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
news: 144
46
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG
Bayern, Germany
Sales management,Product design,Automotive engineering,
...[+2]
news: 142
47
The Trump Organization, Inc.
New York, United States
Property (philosophy),Real estate investment trust,Publishing,
...[+2]
news: 142
48
DISH Network Corp.
Colorado, United States
Telecommunications,Satellite,Programming,
...[+2]
news: 141
49
HTC Corp.
Taiwan Province, China
Mobile device,Computer hardware,Virtual reality,
...[+2]
news: 141
50
CNBC LLC
United States
News media,Digital media,Business Day,
...[+2]
news: 140
51
Dell, Inc.
Texas, United States
Computer hardware,Thin client,Software,
...[+2]
news: 111
52
Nokia Networks
Southern Finland, Finland
Telecommunications equipment,Software,Telecommunications,
...[+2]
news: 111
53
FirstNET Corp.
Texas, United States
Telecommunications,Wireless broadband,Radio access network,
...[+2]
news: 111
54
Ford Motor Co.
Michigan, United States
Truck,Public transport,Automotive engineering,
...[+2]
news: 110
55
Yahoo
Virginia, United States
Advertising,Search engine,Search engine optimization,
...[+2]
news: 109
56
Juniper Networks, Inc.
California, United States
Systems design,Educational organization,Product marketing,
...[+2]
news: 108
57
Uber Technologies, Inc.
California, United States
Brand awareness,Public transport,Software,
...[+2]
news: 107
58
Straight Path Communications, Inc.
Virginia, United States
Wireless,Optical communication,Telecommunications,
...[+2]
news: 107
59
GSMA Ecosystem Accelerator
United Kingdom
Mobile device,Information technology consulting,Mobile service
news: 107
60
SingTel Optus Pty Ltd.
Australia
Telecommunications,Telephony,Satellite,
...[+2]
news: 106
61
Fortune Magazine
New York, United States
Journalism,News media
news: 106
62
Nokia Technologies
France
Patent licensing,Computer hardware,Electronics,
...[+2]
news: 102
63
NXP Semiconductors NV
Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Semiconductor,Efficient energy use,Automotive engineering,
...[+2]
news: 101
64
China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd.
Beijing Shi, China
Telecommunications,Broadband,Mobile service,
...[+2]
news: 100
65
HP, Inc.
California, United States
Software,Computer hardware,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
news: 99
66
China Telecommunications Corp.
Beijing Shi, China
Telecommunications,Informatization,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 98
67
Oath, Inc.
New York, United States
Advertising,Search engine optimization,Publishing,
...[+2]
news: 95
68
NVIDIA Corp.
California, United States
Software,Graphics processing unit,Computer hardware,
...[+2]
news: 94
69
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.
Zhejiang Sheng, China
E-commerce,Shopping mall,Business-to-business,
...[+2]
news: 93
70
Keysight Technologies, Inc.
California, United States
Electronics,Power transmission,Measurement science,
...[+2]
news: 93
71
Tesla, Inc.
Texas, United States
Electric vehicle,Electronics,Automotive engineering,
...[+2]
news: 91
72
Nasdaq, Inc.
New York, United States
Information Dissemination,Capital formation,Structured product,
...[+2]
news: 88
73
Research & Markets Ltd.
Dublin, Ireland
Market research,Niche market
news: 88
74
Alcatel Mobile
Jiangxi Sheng, China
Mobile device,Wireless,Telecommunications,
...[+2]
news: 87
75
Light Reading, Inc.
New York, United States
News media,Publishing,Business transformation,
...[+1]
news: 84
76
Fujitsu Ltd.
Tokyo, Japan
Cloud computing,Enterprise software,Information technology management,
...[+2]
news: 82
77
Asset & Resource Management Co. Ltd.
Lagos, Nigeria
Asset management,Angel investor,Resource management,
...[+2]
news: 82
78
VMware, Inc.
California, United States
Software,Virtualization,Cloud computing,
...[+2]
news: 81
79
Toyota Motor Corp.
Aichi, Japan
Sport utility vehicle,Mobile device,Public transport,
...[+2]
news: 80
80
NEC Corp.
Tokyo, Japan
Virtualization,Big data,Network security,
...[+2]
news: 80
81
General Electric Co.
Massachusetts, United States
Energy management,Turbine,Electronics,
...[+2]
news: 78
82
General Motors Co.
Michigan, United States
Sport utility vehicle,Public transport,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
news: 78
83
Gartner, Inc.
Connecticut, United States
Information management,Business intelligence,Emotional intelligence,
...[+2]
news: 78
84
AUDI AG
Bayern, Germany
Spare part,Automotive engineering,Sport utility vehicle,
...[+2]
news: 77
85
MediaTek, Inc.
Taiwan Province, China
Semiconductor,Internet of Things,Wireless,
...[+2]
news: 75
86
LinkedIn Corp.
California, United States
Social media,Publishing,Broadcasting,
...[+2]
news: 75
87
Xiaomi Corp.
Beijing Shi, China
Mobile device,Wearable technology,Network router,
...[+2]
news: 74
88
Ciena Corp.
United States
Software,Telecommunications,Network Functions Virtualization,
...[+2]
news: 74
89
CommScope, Inc.
North Carolina, United States
Broadcasting,Software,Wireless,
...[+2]
news: 74
90
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.
Texas, United States
Enterprise software,Information technology management,Software,
...[+2]
news: 72
91
IHS Markit Ltd.
United Kingdom
Publishing,Information technology consulting,Big data,
...[+2]
news: 72
92
BlackBerry Ltd.
Ontario, Canada
Wireless,Software,Embedded system,
...[+2]
news: 71
93
Telenor ASA
Akershus, Norway
Telecommunications,Satellite,Broadcasting,
...[+2]
news: 71
94
ABI Research, Inc.
New York, United States
Market research,STREAMS,Public opinion,
...[+2]
news: 71
95
ZDNet
California, United States
Social media,Conference management,News media,
...[+2]
news: 71
96
Telia Co. AB
Sweden
Telecommunications,Wireless,Mobile network operator,
...[+2]
news: 70
97
InterDigital, Inc.
Pennsylvania, United States
Wireless,Mobile technology,Computer hardware,
...[+2]
news: 70
98
Home Box Office, Inc.
New York, United States
IPTV,Cable television,Direct-broadcast satellite,
...[+2]
news: 70
99
Intel Capital Corp.
California, United States
Venture capital,Corporate venture capital,Solar cell,
...[+2]
news: 70
100
Xilinx, Inc.
California, United States
Software,Computer hardware,Semiconductor,
...[+2]
news: 69

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