That perplexed me too. There are other possibilities though Completely different standards that can compete with 5G, improbable but there have been alternate

That perplexed me too. There are other possibilities though Completely different standards that can compete with 5G, improbable but there have been alternate projects that have been worked on in the past that never made it to the standards. SDR except the MINO antennas. Jio isn't entirely new as a pioneer in teleco, and their pockets are big enough to bring in talent or buy companies. I am hoping for the best. When you want your IP to be part of the standard that you want to push to the entire world, there must be some limitations on your IP. Limited period, open licensing terms and reasonable price. Otherwise, there is nothing stopping a government from declaring the patent invalid or bring in anti-competitive laws.