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Top 50 Key Players companies in 5G
by Most Research Publications in the world in 2020

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 2020, ranking from differnt perspectives, including patent filing intensity, academic research capability, news media heat. The company list is generated from various data types.
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Company Name
Region
Tech Topics
Total
1
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Wireless,Software,Mobile device,
...[+2]
Literature: 402
2
Nokia Bell Labs France
Construction engineering,Environmental engineering,Civil engineering,
...[+1]
Literature: 362
3
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
Sweden
Telecommunications,Software,Mobile device,
...[+2]
Literature: 327
4
Samsung Co. Ltd.
South Korea
Semiconductor,Communication device,Electronic component
Literature: 191
5
Intel Corp.
Semiconductor,Software,Computer hardware,
...[+2]
Literature: 154
6
Aalborg University Hospital
Denmark
Social science,Public university,Neurotechnology,
...[+2]
Literature: 141
7
Electronics & Telecommunications Research Institute
South Korea
Telecommunications,Electronics,Automation,
...[+2]
Literature: 134
8
NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
Telecommunications,Wireless,Mobile device,
...[+2]
Literature: 124
9
Nokia Oyj
Southern Finland, Finland
Mobile device,Internet of Things,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
Literature: 123
10
Fraunhofer-Institut für Nachrichtentechnik HHI
BE, DE
Applied research,Systems design,Information technology consulting,
...[+2]
Literature: 87
11
Nokia Networks
Southern Finland, Finland
Telecommunications equipment,Software,Telecommunications,
...[+2]
Literature: 78
12
China Mobile Research Institute
Mobile device
Literature: 66
13
Telefónica SA
Madrid, Spain
Telecommunications,Mobile telephony,Web development,
...[+2]
Literature: 63
14
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.
Telecommunications,Cloud database,Data center,
...[+2]
Literature: 59
15
ZTE Corp.
Telecommunications,Computer hardware,Wireless,
...[+2]
Literature: 56
16
Teknologian Tutkimuskeskus VTT Oy
Southern Finland, Finland
Telecommunications,Applied research,Solar cell,
...[+2]
Literature: 55
17
QUALCOMM, Inc.
Telecommunications,Wireless,Mobile device,
...[+2]
Literature: 46
18
China Mobile Ltd.
Telecommunications,Wireless,Roaming,
...[+2]
Literature: 41
19
Kyung Hee University System
South Korea
Hangul,University system,Paralegal,
...[+2]
Literature: 38
20
InterDigital, Inc.
Wireless,Mobile technology,Computer hardware,
...[+2]
Literature: 36
21
China Telecom Corp. Ltd.
Telecommunications,Internet access,Information technology consulting,
...[+2]
Literature: 34
22
Deutsche Telekom AG
Telecommunications,Mobile device,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
Literature: 33
23
National Institute of Information & Communications Technology
Information and Communications Technology,Association (object-oriented programming)
Literature: 32
24
Fujitsu Ltd.
Cloud computing,Enterprise software,Information technology management,
...[+2]
Literature: 31
25
Eurescom – European Institute for Research & Strategic
Telecom network
Literature: 31
26
ATOS SE
Software,Enterprise software,Information technology consulting,
...[+2]
Literature: 29
27
Telecom Italia Information Technology SpA
Lombardia, Italy
Telecommunications,Test-driven development,Machine to machine,
...[+2]
Literature: 29
28
Instituto De SAlud Carlos Iii De Madrid
Spain
Cancer immunotherapy,Immunotherapy,Monoclonal antibody,
...[+2]
Literature: 29
29
Khalifa University
United Arab Emirates
Computer science,Materials science,Chemistry,
...[+2]
Literature: 25
30
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Computer hardware,Enterprise software,Internet Protocol,
...[+2]
Literature: 23
31
NEC Corp.
Virtualization,Big data,Network security,
...[+2]
Literature: 23
32
ADVA Optical Networking SE
Optical networking,Telecommunications,Computer hardware,
...[+2]
Literature: 22
33
The National Research Council
Public opinion,Health care,Chemistry,
...[+2]
Literature: 22
34
Telenor ASA
Akershus, Norway
Telecommunications,Satellite,Broadcasting,
...[+2]
Literature: 21
35
NXP Semiconductors NV
Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Semiconductor,Efficient energy use,Automotive engineering,
...[+2]
Literature: 20
36
TOSHIBA Corp.
Semiconductor,Computer hardware,Electronics,
...[+2]
Literature: 19
37
National Instruments Corp.
Software,Application software,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
Literature: 19
38
Sogang University Corp.
South Korea
Hangul
Literature: 19
39
International Business Machines Corp.
Software,Computer hardware,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
Literature: 18
40
Vodafone Group Plc
United Kingdom
Telecommunications,Mobile device,Unified communications,
...[+2]
Literature: 17
41
China United Network Communications Group Co., Ltd.
Telecommunications
Literature: 17
42
fondazione bruno kessler
Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
Social influence
Literature: 17
43
Mitsubishi Electric US, Inc.
Automation,Photovoltaics,Air conditioning,
...[+2]
Literature: 17
44
Intel Mobile Communications UK Ltd.
Software development,Enterprise software,Scalability,
...[+1]
Literature: 17
45
Panasonic Holdings Corp.
Semiconductor,Industrial engineering,Electronics,
...[+2]
Literature: 15
46
MediaTek, Inc.
Semiconductor,Internet of Things,Wireless,
...[+2]
Literature: 15
47
Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation
Victoria, Australia
Market research,Phosphatase,Kinase,
...[+2]
Literature: 14
48
Alcatel-Lucent S A
Trust network,Software,Telecommunications,
...[+2]
Literature: 14
49
AT&T Labs, Inc.
Telecommunications,Wireless
Literature: 14
50
Texas A&M University Qatar
Qatar
Petroleum engineering,Chemical engineering,Control theory,
...[+2]
Literature: 14
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