• 3G development for over a decade
  
• Unquestionable leader holding patents covering UMTS/WCDMA
  
• Approx. 20,000 granted patents worldwide
  
• Approx. >500 patent applications filed each year
  
• Any company using technology included in the leading standards requires a license from Ericsson
  

Ericsson pushed the development of 2G and 3G. Now, as we introduce 3G, we have already begun research 'beyond 3G'.

Ericsson is committed to open standards. We have been a strong driver in major standardization forums for many years, through all generations of mobile technology. Ericsson is a member of for example 3GPP (Third Generation Partnership Project, WCDMA/UMTS, EDGE), 3GPP2 (Third Generation Partnership 2, CDMA), Liberty Alliance IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force) and OMA (Open Mobile Alliance).