Recently, Qualcomm teamed-up with four other companies to form a consortium to jointly license patents in the Internet of Things (IoT) market. Joining Qualcomm in the initiative are Ericsson , KPN, ZTE, Inter Digital and others. By providing a single license to IoT device manufacturers requiring connectivity in their products, the development of IoT devices should gain momentum. This comes from the fact that IoT manufacturing companies will not required to negotiate with technology holders individually. Avanci will be initially focused on issuing licenses for 2G, 3G and 4G wireless technologies deployed in connected cars and smart meters. And it plans to rapidly expand to other IoT devices as they come to market. As wireless IoT devices proliferate, we can expect more companies to join the league going ahead. In this analysis, we specifically explore this topic in more detail from the perspective of Qualcomm:

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