Avanci launches 5G automotive licensing program Avanci, billed as a one stop shop for licensing critical patents needed for deployment of cellular services around the IoT, has launched a program dedicated to the automotive sector. As part of Avanci’s new 5G IoT platform, this will enable patent owners to share 5G standard essential wireless patents in a single license with relevant companies in the automotive value chain. The 5G platform builds on the existing Avanci marketplace, which licenses the majority of essential cellular 2G, 3G, and 4G patents under a single licensing agreement at fixed rates. Avanci now claims to be the go-to global licensing platform for connected vehicles and other IoT devices, spanning 38 patent owners and with 14 automotive brands as…