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Huawei Ranks No. 5 in U.S. Patents in Sign of

Chinese Growth

Huawei is continuing to move up the list of at No. 5 behind perennial top patent- been cut off from procuring components
companies getting the most U.S. patents, getter International Business Machines needed for its phones by the Biden
according to a new study of patenting Corp. according to the study by Fairview administration. The U.S. government has
activity that shows Chinese firms are Research’s IFI Claims Patent Services. accused the Shenzhen-based company
increasingly responsible for a greater share Huawei’s success in obtaining patents of being a security threat, charges that
of the world’s innovation. Huawei received comes even as its networking equipment Huawei denies. Huawei jumped from
2,770 U.S. patents last year, putting it is shut out of the American market and it’s ninth place in part because of declines
by other companies as the U.S. Patent
and Trademark Office issued 7% fewer
patents last year. Samsung Electronics
Co., Canon Inc. and Taiwan Semiconductor
Manufacturing Co. rounded out the top five
patent recipients. Chinese companies also
dominate when considering global patent
ownership, according to the analytics
firm. Samsung remains the biggest holder
of patented inventions globally. But six
Chinese entities, including Huawei and the
Chinese Academy of Sciences, hold more
patents on inventions that&Tan IBM, which
ranks No. 8 on that list. “Everywhere you
turn, they seem to be

Huawei Retains Leadership in 5G RAN Portfolio

Huawei's 5G RAN portfolio has been
ranked a leader for the third year in a row
in GlobalData's recent H2 2021 report 5G
RAN: Competitive Landscape Assessment.
This report is released every six months to
evaluate the competitive advantages of 5G
RAN products from major RAN vendors.
In the H2 2021 report, Huawei's product
portfolio outclassed its competitors
in all four criteria: radio unit portfolio
breadth, baseband unit (BBU) capacity,
ease of installation, and technological
evolution. In terms of radio unit portfolio
breadth, Huawei's radio product range
greatly facilitates ubiquitous 5G gigabit
experiences. Through continuous
innovation, Huawei has amassed various
advantages that allow it to deploy across 3 GHz 4T-8T-Massive MIMO multi-antenna the pack in terms of BBU capacity, with
different scenarios and spur the industry ultra-wideband products improve spectral the largest number of cells per unit
forward. For example, MetaAAU improves and energy efficiency while reducing volume, as well as industry-leading 400
both coverage and energy efficiency, costs. These offerings can help operators MHz mmWave cell capability. The Huawei
BladeAAU Pro simplifies 5G deployment at upgrade their networks. According to the BBU5900 safeguards operators' return on
sites with limited antenna space, 400MHz report, Huawei offers the largest variety investment and their ability to cope with
ultra-wideband AAU allows operators to of 5G radio products for deployment future traffic growth. Ease of installation
utilize fragmented spectrum and construct in different scenarios. The report also was another criterion, and Huawei's 5G
shared multi-operator networks, and sub- shows that the Huawei BBU5900 leads RAN portfolio is already far ahead in terms

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