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

The MIMO top 100 is Discovery PatSnap’ annual ranking of the top 100 Most News Heat MIMO 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.
In radio, multiple-input and multiple-output, or MIMO (/ˈmaɪmoʊ, ˈmiːmoʊ/), is a method for multiplying the capacity of a radio link using multiple transmission and receiving antennas to exploit multipath propagation. MIMO has become an essential element of wireless communication standards including IEEE 802.11n (Wi-Fi), IEEE 802.11ac (Wi-Fi), HSPA+ (3G), WiMAX (4G), and Long Term Evolution (4G LTE). More recently, MIMO has been applied to power-line communication for 3-wire installations as part of ITU G.hn standard and HomePlug AV2 specification.

Key Players

Fast-growings

Startups & Unicorns

New Entrants

Ranking Year:

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

Region:

Global

China

Japan

India

United States

South Korea

Sweden

Germany

Australia

United Kingdom

France

Singapore

Canada

Netherlands

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
QUALCOMM, Inc.
California, United States
Telecommunications,Wireless,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 353
2
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
South Korea
Computer hardware,Semiconductor,Software,
...[+2]
news: 282
3
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
Sweden
Telecommunications,Software,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 281
4
Intel Corp.
California, United States
Semiconductor,Software,Computer hardware,
...[+2]
news: 257
5
Verizon Communications, Inc.
New York, United States
Telecommunications,Wireless,Internet of Things,
...[+2]
news: 257
6
Nokia Oyj
Southern Finland, Finland
Mobile device,Internet of Things,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
news: 233
7
AT&T, Inc.
Texas, United States
Wireless,Telecommunications,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 231
8
Apple, Inc.
California, United States
Software,Computer hardware,Peripheral,
...[+2]
news: 216
9
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Guangdong Sheng, China
Wireless,Software,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 211
10
Sprint Corp.
Oregon, United States
Wireless,Telecommunications,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 203
11
T-Mobile International AG & Co. KG
Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Telecommunications,5G,Internet of Things,
...[+2]
news: 185
12
Google LLC
California, United States
Advertising,Enterprise software,Search engine,
...[+2]
news: 175
13
T-Mobile US, Inc.
California, United States
Telecommunications,Wireless,Service innovation,
...[+2]
news: 108
14
Amazon.com, Inc.
Washington, United States
E-commerce,Content creator,Data processing,
...[+2]
news: 107
15
Microsoft Corp.
Washington, United States
Software,Operating system,Cloud computing,
...[+2]
news: 104
16
ZTE Corp.
Guangdong Sheng, China
Telecommunications,Computer hardware,Wireless,
...[+2]
news: 99
17
Telstra Corp. Ltd.
Australia
Telecommunications,5G,Wireless,
...[+2]
news: 91
18
Acer, Inc.
Taiwan Province, China
Computer hardware,Projector,Peripheral,
...[+2]
news: 86
19
Vodafone Group Plc
United Kingdom
Telecommunications,Mobile device,Unified communications,
...[+2]
news: 71
20
LG Electronics, Inc.
South Korea
Computer hardware,Electronics,Telecommunications,
...[+2]
news: 67
21
Broadcom, Inc.
California, United States
Semiconductor,Mobile device,Wireless,
...[+2]
news: 59
22
Qualcomm Technologies International GmbH
Germany
Software,Mobile computing,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
news: 58
23
Cisco Systems, Inc.
California, United States
Computer hardware,Enterprise software,Internet Protocol,
...[+2]
news: 56
24
Cellco Partnership, Inc.
District of Columbia, United States
Wireless,Telecommunications,5G,
...[+2]
news: 54
25
NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
Tokyo, Japan
Telecommunications,Wireless,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 52
26
SoftBank Group Corp.
Tokyo, Japan
Telecommunications,Mobile device,Via media,
...[+2]
news: 50
27
SK Telecom Co., Ltd.
South Korea
Telecommunications,Chaebol,5G,
...[+2]
news: 49
28
NETGEAR, Inc.
California, United States
Computer hardware,Internet of Things,5G,
...[+2]
news: 49
29
Alcatel-Lucent SAS
Île-de-France, France
Telecommunications,Internet service provider,Wireless,
...[+2]
news: 49
30
YouTube LLC
California, United States
Music,HTML5,Web page,
...[+2]
news: 49
31
China Mobile Ltd.
Beijing Shi, China
Telecommunications,Wireless,Roaming,
...[+2]
news: 48
32
Netflix, Inc.
California, United States
Mainland China,Cable television,IPTV,
...[+2]
news: 47
33
Sony Group Corp.
Tokyo, Japan
Computer hardware,Software,Music,
...[+2]
news: 44
34
ON Semiconductor Connectivity Solutions, Inc.
California, United States
Wi-Fi,Semiconductor,Software,
...[+2]
news: 40
35
SingTel Optus Pty Ltd.
Australia
Telecommunications,Telephony,Satellite,
...[+2]
news: 39
36
ASUS Türkiye
Turkey
5G,Smartwatch,Wearable technology,
...[+2]
news: 39
37
Corning, Inc.
New York, United States
Telecommunications,Computer hardware,Electronics,
...[+2]
news: 35
38
Telefónica SA
Madrid, Spain
Telecommunications,Mobile telephony,Web development,
...[+2]
news: 32
39
Motorola Solutions, Inc.
Illinois, United States
Wireless,Network security,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 32
40
BT Group Plc
United Kingdom
Telecommunications,Broadband,Network security,
...[+2]
news: 31
41
Deutsche Telekom AG
Bayern, Germany
Telecommunications,Mobile device,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
news: 31
42
Meta Platforms, Inc.
California, United States
Broadcasting,Publishing,Pre-money valuation,
...[+2]
news: 31
43
NVIDIA Corp.
California, United States
Software,Graphics processing unit,Computer hardware,
...[+2]
news: 31
44
Keysight Technologies, Inc.
California, United States
Electronics,Power transmission,Measurement science,
...[+2]
news: 31
45
Nokia Bell Labs France
Île-de-France, France
Construction engineering,Environmental engineering,Civil engineering,
...[+1]
news: 30
46
Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.
Central Region, Singapore
Telecommunications,Mobile device,Satellite,
...[+2]
news: 29
47
Lenovo Group Ltd.
Beijing Shi, China
Computer hardware,Mobile device,Electronics,
...[+2]
news: 27
48
Comcast Cable Communications LLC
Pennsylvania, United States
Digital cable,Home automation,Home security,
...[+2]
news: 27
49
HP, Inc.
California, United States
Software,Computer hardware,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
news: 25
50
IHS Markit Ltd.
United Kingdom
Publishing,Information technology consulting,Big data,
...[+2]
news: 24
51
HTC Corp.
Taiwan Province, China
Mobile device,Computer hardware,Virtual reality,
...[+2]
news: 22
52
China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd.
Beijing Shi, China
Telecommunications,Broadband,Mobile service,
...[+2]
news: 22
53
Nokia Networks
Southern Finland, Finland
Telecommunications equipment,Software,Telecommunications,
...[+2]
news: 22
54
mmWave Technologies, Inc.
Ontario, Canada
Computer hardware,Electronics,Microwave,
...[+2]
news: 21
55
Qualcomm Atheros, Inc.
California, United States
Semiconductor,Wireless,Telecommunications,
...[+2]
news: 20
56
Linksys Group, Inc.
California, United States
Wireless,Computer hardware,Ethernet,
...[+2]
news: 20
57
Walmart, Inc.
Arkansas, United States
Warehouse,E-commerce,Hypermarket,
...[+2]
news: 18
58
National Instruments Corp.
Texas, United States
Software,Application software,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
news: 18
59
MediaTek, Inc.
Taiwan Province, China
Semiconductor,Internet of Things,Wireless,
...[+2]
news: 18
60
KT Corp.
South Korea
Telecommunications,Internet of Things,Broadband,
...[+2]
news: 18
61
Rest Devices, Inc.
Massachusetts, United States
Wearable technology,Computer hardware,Software,
...[+2]
news: 18
62
Mobile Experts
California, United States
Market intelligence,Mobile device,Telecommunications
news: 18
63
China Telecommunications Corp.
Beijing Shi, China
Telecommunications,Informatization,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 17
64
MetroPCS, Inc.
Texas, United States
Wireless,Telecommunications,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 17
65
ZDNet
California, United States
Social media,Conference management,News media,
...[+2]
news: 17
66
Gartner, Inc.
Connecticut, United States
Information management,Business intelligence,Emotional intelligence,
...[+2]
news: 16
67
Qorvo, Inc.
North Carolina, United States
Semiconductor,Computer hardware,Wireless,
...[+2]
news: 16
68
Dell, Inc.
Texas, United States
Computer hardware,Thin client,Software,
...[+2]
news: 16
69
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
California, United States
Mobile computing,Telecommunications,Semiconductor,
...[+2]
news: 16
70
International Business Machines Corp.
New York, United States
Software,Computer hardware,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
news: 15
71
National Car Rental System, Inc.
Texas, United States
Renting,Public transport,Building automation,
...[+2]
news: 15
72
Hulu LLC
California, United States
Digital rights,IPTV,Internet video,
...[+2]
news: 15
73
Xilinx, Inc.
California, United States
Software,Computer hardware,Semiconductor,
...[+2]
news: 14
74
Mimosa Networks, Inc.
California, United States
Wireless,Wi-Fi,Telecommunications,
...[+2]
news: 14
75
Amped Wireless
California, United States
Wireless,Electronics,Router,
...[+2]
news: 14
76
Orange SA
Île-de-France, France
Telecommunications,Mobile device,Service market,
...[+2]
news: 13
77
Koninklijke Philips NV
Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Health care,Wellness Programs,Medical imaging,
...[+2]
news: 13
78
Texas Instruments Incorporated
Texas, United States
Semiconductor,Digital signal processing,Electronic component,
...[+2]
news: 13
79
PCTEL, Inc.
Illinois, United States
Wireless,Broadcasting,Software,
...[+2]
news: 13
80
LinkedIn Corp.
California, United States
Social media,Publishing,Broadcasting,
...[+2]
news: 13
81
TP-LINK Technologies Co., Ltd.
United Kingdom
Router,Computer hardware,Business networking,
...[+2]
news: 13
82
AT&T Mobility LLC
United States
Telecommunications,Wireless,Information industry,
...[+2]
news: 13
83
Vodafone Australia Pty Ltd.
Australia
Telecommunications,Wireless
news: 13
84
China Mobile Research Institute
Beijing Shi, China
Mobile device
news: 13
85
Fujitsu Ltd.
Tokyo, Japan
Cloud computing,Enterprise software,Information technology management,
...[+2]
news: 12
86
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG
Bayern, Germany
Sales management,Product design,Automotive engineering,
...[+2]
news: 12
87
Informa Plc
United Kingdom
Publishing,Information technology consulting,Business-to-business,
...[+2]
news: 12
88
Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
Bayern, Germany
Radiolocation,Broadcasting,Test measurement,
...[+2]
news: 12
89
United States Cellular Corp.
Illinois, United States
Wireless,5G,Empowerment,
...[+2]
news: 12
90
Vodafone UK Ltd.
United Kingdom
Telecommunications,5G,Telecommunications network,
...[+2]
news: 12
91
ABI Research, Inc.
New York, United States
Market research,STREAMS,Public opinion,
...[+2]
news: 12
92
octoScope, Inc.
Massachusetts, United States
Wireless,MIMO,Embedded software,
...[+2]
news: 12
93
NEC Corp.
Tokyo, Japan
Virtualization,Big data,Network security,
...[+2]
news: 11
94
Bristol Myers Squibb Co.
New York, United States
Medicine,Health care,Oncology drugs,
...[+2]
news: 11
95
Best Buy Co., Inc.
Minnesota, United States
E-commerce,Shopping mall,DVD player,
...[+2]
news: 11
96
SoftBank Corp.
Tokyo, Japan
Telecommunications,Wireless,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 11
97
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
California, United States
Semiconductor,Software,Virtualization,
...[+2]
news: 11
98
D-Link Corp.
Taiwan Province, China
Network interface,Computer hardware,Electronics,
...[+2]
news: 11
99
CommScope, Inc.
North Carolina, United States
Broadcasting,Software,Wireless,
...[+2]
news: 11
100
Samsung Electronics America, Inc.
New Jersey, United States
Electronics,Computer hardware,Semiconductor,
...[+2]
news: 11

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