As their name suggests, telecommunications networks have been traditionally designed only for communications purposes, carrying voice traffic and different types of data used for communication. On the other hand, sensors, like radar, are treated as a different type of technology meaning different networks carried sensor-related data. While the principles of communication and sensing are long-established, they are on the verge of a large-scale shift as the integration of the two will be a landmark in... Read More

Throughout 2023, InterDigital’s New York Office welcomed more than a dozen brilliant interns and researchers to explore and contribute to the industry-shaping research and innovation led at InterDigital. Before concluding their time at InterDigital, each of the interns reflected on the work they led and experiences they shared working in InterDigital’s esteemed labs with world class engineers and inventors. We thank each of our interns for their insights, their diligence, and the hard work they... Read More

On October 11, InterDigital welcomed industry collaborators, local government, and academic partners for an official ribbon cutting to open InterDigital’s new Cesson-Sévigné office building, the Zen II. In attendance were InterDigital’s engineers and executive committee alongside local industry and government leaders, including Cesson-Sévigné Mayor Jean-Pierre Savignac, to witness InterDigital’s research expertise and cutting-edge video innovation. Cesson-Sévigné Mayor Jean-Pierre Savignacdelivers remarks at the InterDigital France Open House InterDigital is one of the world’s largest pure R&D... Read More

World Standards Day on October 14th gives us plenty of opportunity to celebrate the many benefits of technology standards such as 5G. Standards enable interoperability between devices; they allow product manufacturers to benefit from considerable economies of scale; they ensure there is a high level of safety and reliability in technologies; and they give R&D specialists an opportunity to focus on their strengths in developing foundational innovation while OEMs can focus on making great devices.... Read More

The development of information and communication technologies over the past 50 years has been remarkable. With almost 10 billion mobile devices worldwide, everyone is now connected—meaning we can speak to one another, see each other, share audio and video content, and distribute large amounts of data all the time and almost effortlessly. However, as awareness of the climate emergency has grown in recent years, more attention is now paid to addressing the energy usage of... Read More