Nortel patents to shape wireless tech future
The treasure trove of Nortel wireless technology patents that a consortium including Research In Motion Ltd. has acquired will help shape your next smart phone and the network it will run on for the next decade
“It is probably one of the two or three areas that patents are being used more and more often as ways of gaining a competitive advantage,” he said
Google, a leader in Internet search, has been gaining market share in the wireless market with its Android operating system for smartphones and tablet computers
RIM has struggled in recent months with disappointing financial results, the launch of its PlayBook tablet and a plan for layoffs at the company
Stewart said Nortel was ahead of the game in wireless technology with patents for advanced networks that are only now just coming to market
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