This report analyzes the essentiality of Nortel's 4G patent portfolio that are crucial to deriving premium royalty rates.  We have conducted multiple patent searches at several patent databases to verify the essentiality of Nortel's 4G patents especially in the two key technical areas of OFDM and MIMO.  We then compare Nortel's IPR position against its peers and the corresponding royalty rates that Nortel’s peers are expecting to charge.  We obtained the reasonable royalty rates for Nortel over a lifespan of 15 years for LTE.  We then used three methods to calculate the valuation of Nortel's patents: 1. Discounted cash flow on LTE devices; 2. Cash flow savings for Nortel's potential acquirer; 3) Historical acquisitions of similar patent portfolio and lawsuit settlements.  Finally, we are able to triangulate a valuation for Nortel’s 4G patent portfolio using three different methods.

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