WASHINGTON: The U.S. International<\/a> Trade Commission (ITC) said on Tuesday it would open an investigation after Ericsson<\/a> claimed Samsung Electronics Inc had infringed on some of its patents in 4G and next generation 5G<\/a> wireless cellular communications infrastructure systems.
Ericsson said the Samsung products<\/a> infringing on its patents are on the tower side of cellular communications, including antennas, radios and base stations and core network products that wirelessly connect to mobile phones and other cellular equipment.
Ericsson, which filed its complaint with the ITC on Jan. 15, also sued Samsung in U.S. District Court in Texas with allegations of patent infringement last month.
The companies did not immediately respond to requests to comment on Tuesday.
Ericsson said in the filing to the ITC that if its challenge was successful, there would be \"no disruption of already established cellular networks. Ericsson's domestic and foreign production, coupled with products from other suppliers, will be able to meet domestic market demand.\"
Samsung told the ITC that Ericsson had not provided factual support for that argument.