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Top 50 Key Players companies in 5G
by Most Research Publications in the world in 2018

The 5G top 50 is Discovery PatSnap’ annual ranking of the top 50 Most Research Publications 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

France

United States

Germany

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
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Guangdong Sheng, China
Wireless,Software,Mobile device,
...[+2]
Literature: 290
2
Nokia Bell Labs France
Île-de-France, France
Construction engineering,Environmental engineering,Civil engineering,
...[+1]
Literature: 214
3
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
Sweden
Telecommunications,Software,Mobile device,
...[+2]
Literature: 193
4
Samsung Co. Ltd.
South Korea
Semiconductor,Communication device,Electronic component
Literature: 116
5
Intel Corp.
California, United States
Semiconductor,Software,Computer hardware,
...[+2]
Literature: 112
6
NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
Tokyo, Japan
Telecommunications,Wireless,Mobile device,
...[+2]
Literature: 95
7
Aalborg University Hospital
Denmark
Social science,Public university,Neurotechnology,
...[+2]
Literature: 94
8
Nokia Oyj
Southern Finland, Finland
Mobile device,Internet of Things,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
Literature: 75
9
Nokia Networks
Southern Finland, Finland
Telecommunications equipment,Software,Telecommunications,
...[+2]
Literature: 69
10
Fraunhofer-Institut für Nachrichtentechnik HHI
BE, DE
Applied research,Systems design,Information technology consulting,
...[+2]
Literature: 69
11
Electronics & Telecommunications Research Institute
South Korea
Telecommunications,Electronics,Automation,
...[+2]
Literature: 62
12
China Mobile Research Institute
Beijing Shi, China
Mobile device
Literature: 40
13
Telefónica SA
Madrid, Spain
Telecommunications,Mobile telephony,Web development,
...[+2]
Literature: 36
14
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.
Tokyo, Japan
Telecommunications,Cloud database,Data center,
...[+2]
Literature: 32
15
InterDigital, Inc.
Pennsylvania, United States
Wireless,Mobile technology,Computer hardware,
...[+2]
Literature: 26
16
ZTE Corp.
Guangdong Sheng, China
Telecommunications,Computer hardware,Wireless,
...[+2]
Literature: 24
17
Telecom Italia Information Technology SpA
Lombardia, Italy
Telecommunications,Test-driven development,Machine to machine,
...[+2]
Literature: 24
18
QUALCOMM, Inc.
California, United States
Telecommunications,Wireless,Mobile device,
...[+2]
Literature: 23
19
Teknologian Tutkimuskeskus VTT Oy
Southern Finland, Finland
Telecommunications,Applied research,Solar cell,
...[+2]
Literature: 21
20
Cisco Systems, Inc.
California, United States
Computer hardware,Enterprise software,Internet Protocol,
...[+2]
Literature: 20
21
Fujitsu Ltd.
Tokyo, Japan
Cloud computing,Enterprise software,Information technology management,
...[+2]
Literature: 20
22
Deutsche Telekom AG
Bayern, Germany
Telecommunications,Mobile device,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
Literature: 20
23
China Mobile Ltd.
Beijing Shi, China
Telecommunications,Wireless,Roaming,
...[+2]
Literature: 20
24
National Institute of Information & Communications Technology
Tokyo, Japan
Information and Communications Technology,Association (object-oriented programming)
Literature: 18
25
ATOS SE
Île-de-France, France
Software,Enterprise software,Information technology consulting,
...[+2]
Literature: 17
26
China Telecom Corp. Ltd.
Beijing Shi, China
Telecommunications,Internet access,Information technology consulting,
...[+2]
Literature: 17
27
Eurescom – European Institute for Research & Strategic
Hessen, Germany
Telecom network
Literature: 16
28
Instituto De SAlud Carlos Iii De Madrid
Spain
Cancer immunotherapy,Immunotherapy,Monoclonal antibody,
...[+2]
Literature: 16
29
NEC Corp.
Tokyo, Japan
Virtualization,Big data,Network security,
...[+2]
Literature: 14
30
ADVA Optical Networking SE
Bayern, Germany
Optical networking,Telecommunications,Computer hardware,
...[+2]
Literature: 14
31
Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation
Victoria, Australia
Market research,Phosphatase,Kinase,
...[+2]
Literature: 14
32
Intel Mobile Communications UK Ltd.
California, United States
Software development,Enterprise software,Scalability,
...[+1]
Literature: 14
33
International Business Machines Corp.
New York, United States
Software,Computer hardware,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
Literature: 13
34
Vodafone Group Plc
United Kingdom
Telecommunications,Mobile device,Unified communications,
...[+2]
Literature: 13
35
National Instruments Corp.
Texas, United States
Software,Application software,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
Literature: 13
36
Alcatel-Lucent S A
Île-de-France, France
Trust network,Software,Telecommunications,
...[+2]
Literature: 13
37
Khalifa University
United Arab Emirates
Computer science,Materials science,Chemistry,
...[+2]
Literature: 13
38
TOSHIBA Corp.
Tokyo, Japan
Semiconductor,Computer hardware,Electronics,
...[+2]
Literature: 12
39
Commissariat à l´énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives
France
National security,European Research Area,Military research,
...[+2]
Literature: 11
40
Kyung Hee University System
South Korea
Hangul,University system,Paralegal,
...[+2]
Literature: 10
41
Panasonic Holdings Corp.
Osaka, Japan
Semiconductor,Industrial engineering,Electronics,
...[+2]
Literature: 9
42
Intracom Holdings SA
Greece
Telecommunications,Wireless backhaul,Software,
...[+2]
Literature: 9
43
AT&T Labs, Inc.
Texas, United States
Telecommunications,Wireless
Literature: 9
44
fondazione bruno kessler
Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
Social influence
Literature: 9
45
Mitsubishi Electric US, Inc.
California, United States
Automation,Photovoltaics,Air conditioning,
...[+2]
Literature: 9
46
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
Wiltshire, United Kingdom
Engineering and Physical Sciences,Physical science,Toxoid,
...[+2]
Literature: 9
47
Fokus doo
Croatia
Literature: 9
48
Magister
Distrito Federal, Argentina
Financial institution
Literature: 9
49
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG
Bayern, Germany
Sales management,Product design,Automotive engineering,
...[+2]
Literature: 8
50
Telenor ASA
Akershus, Norway
Telecommunications,Satellite,Broadcasting,
...[+2]
Literature: 8

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