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FRAND for global marketplace access

FRAND licensing delivers significant advantages for businesses such as smartphone makers. It provides access to cutting-edge, standardized technologies without the need for costly in-house R&D, accelerating product development, reducing time-to-market and providing access to a global mass market.
Benefits of FRAND licensing for businesses

The benefits of FRAND for businesses globally

By leveraging the results of collective innovation, companies can build on proven platforms that meet global standards, ensuring superior system performance, economies of scale, and interoperability across markets.

For businesses globally, FRAND allows:

  • Accelerated innovation and lower barriers to entry: Access to standardized technologies speeds up development and lowers R&D costs.
  • Global scalability: Standards-based technologies licensed on FRAND terms support interoperability worldwide, helping businesses expand globally.
  • Sustainable ecosystem: FRAND fosters a healthy innovation environment where patent owners are fairly rewarded, and licensees can build on proven technologies—driving long-term industry growth.

Find out more about our Licensing Programs for different industry verticals that benefit from our patented technology. The case studies below will let you explore how companies gain an innovative edge with Ericsson technology, all thanks to a well-functioning FRAND licensing system: