China in pole position for 5G era with a third of key patents
US and Japan lose market share, as Huawei and ZTE bulk up
TOKYO – Chinese companies account for 34% of worldwide applications for major patents related to 5G technology, putting it in a position to drive the development of new industries that use ultrafast-communication networks.
The latest wireless communication standard can handle huge volumes of data at high speed, and is crucial to the development of technologies such as autonomous driving systems. Whoever controls the most "standard essential patents," or SEPs, for 5G will likely come out on top in the race to develop a new generation of advanced industries.
As of March, China had filed for 34% of SEPs for 5G communication systems, an increase of more than 50% compared with its share of 4G patents, according to IPlytics, a German company that maintains a huge patent database. South Korea had a quarter of key 5G patents, while the share of filings by Japanese and U.S. entities fell compared with the 4G era.
The rise of China marks a clear change from when 3G and 4G were launched. Companies from the U.S. and Europe held the key SEPs at both stages, and Chinese companies had to pay large royalty fees to Western companies.
Royalties for SEPs are often determined through negotiations between patent holders and users. In the case of smartphones, 2% or so of the price of the product is the going rate. Companies with many SEPs sometimes conclude cross-licensing agreements that allow them to use competitors' technology free of charge, depending on the number of technologies and their importance.
Commercial 5G service is expected to begin in the next year or so. Companies looking to build 5G base stations or to make 5G-capable handsets will have to pay royalties to the holders of the essential patents.
Huawei Technology had the largest share of filings for 5G-related SEPs, at 15%. Other top filers in China included ZTE and the China Academy of Telecommunications Technology, which ranked fifth and ninth, respectively.
The Chinese government is promoting 5G as part of "Made in China 2025," its ambitious plan to lead the world in next-generation technologies and industries. Among its goals is the development of highly automated factories that incorporate "internet of things" technology. To turn that vision into reality, 5G is essential.
Huawei and other Chinese companies began increasing their filings for 5G-related patents around 2016. The telecom equipment maker is reportedly spending $10 billion a year on research and development related to 5G base stations, much more than Sweden's Ericsson or Nokia of Finland, its main rivals. ZTE, a domestic competitor, has also increased its market share in base stations and other equipment.
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https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/5G-networks/China-in-pole-position-for-5G-era-with-a-third-of-key-patents
The building is rather impressive. There is an orthodox church and a lutheran church right next to it. Do a search for how many there are in about a ten mile area. Many.
There was another incident in 2008 too:
Reward offered in temple vandalism
An $11,500 reward is being offered for information about the vandals who scrawled hate symbols outside the Ner Tamid Jewish Synagogue last weekend.
A swastika and the number 14, a reference to a white supremacist group, were spray-painted, the third such case at the synagogue since April. The reward is being offered by the county's Crime Stoppers fund, the Hate Crimes Reward Fund and the San Diego branch of the Anti-Defamation League.
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-sep-03-me-briefs3.S6-story.html
Also this particular synagogue was built on a bluff that overlooks this place:
http://www.stmichaelschurch-poway.org/
They just HAD to build it so that it overlooks it. Like there were no other suitable places to build. And there is yet another one about 1.5 mile's up the road. too
https://www.secform4.com/