Wilus CEO Dr. Jin Sam Kwak has been invited to join the De facto International Standardization Strategy Consultative Group organized by the Korean Agency of Technology and Standards (KATS).
The purpose of the Group is to establish a plan and strategy for enabling de facto standardization activities through government support. Wilus is an active member of several de facto standardization organizations such as IEEE, 3GPP, and MPEG, and has participated in a number of next-generation ICT standardization.
As a member of the Group, Dr. Kwak will participate in meetings and suggest policies to support R&D and drive international standardization activity.
Wilus Wi-Fi standards expert Dr. Juhyung Son participated in the IEEE/IETF Standards technology joint workshop hosted by the IEEE 802 Forum on December 4th, 2019. Dr. Son shared IEEE 802.11be (Wi-Fi 7) WLAN Standardization trends.
As development of the 5G standard comes to an end, observers are beginning to look at the patent landscape. Wilus Inc., along with other major tech firms, was featured in a December 1st, 2019 article in Korean Economics (한국경제) about Korea’s position in 5G patents.
According to the article, which quotes IP consultancy IPlytics, Korea ranks second in 5G patent families, after China. Wilus Inc. has participated continuously in 5G Based NR Unlicensed technology standardization, making contributions at an unprecedented rate for an SME. As of September 2019, Wilus owns 41 5G technology patents.
The article (in Korean) is available at the below link.
Dr. Jin Sam Kwak, CEO of Wilus, participated in the Cognitive Radio technology workshop 2019 hosted by the The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science on November 8, 2019. Dr. Kwak introduced the LTE/NR-based unlicensed technology standard trends and LAA technologies.
Wilus Inc. is pleased to announce that it has made its first declarations of patents essential to the 5G standard.
5G technology is projected to be one of the most fundamental technologies of the future, especially with the emergence of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Wilus has been an active participant in the 5G standardization process.
According to WISPRO, an intellectual property firm headquartered in Taiwan, Wilus was among the top five declarants of 5G essential patents in September 2019.