5G technology has become a hot research hotspot. The world’s enterprises are actively concerned about it and develop 5G R&D strategies
in order to catch the dominant position of 5G international standards. This paper uses patentometrics to analyze the patent layout and technical competition situation of domestic and foreign enterprises in the field of 5G communications. The research methods mainly use statistic
social network analysis and Ucinet/VOSViewer tools. We put forward three constructive comments in technology R&D and patent layout to help 5G communication standardization development of China.