T-Mobile was granted a patent for 5G network-slice access control.

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  "detected_at": "2026-10-30T01:01:15+00:00",
  "company": {
    "name": "T-Mobile",
    "domain": "t-mobile.com"
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        "label": "Wireless communication networks"
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        "label": "Wireless communication networks"
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      "Intellectual Property",
      "Research & Development",
      "Wireless",
      "Authentication",
      "Cloud"
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    "detail": "In October 2026 T-Mobile patented identity-provider integration for authenticating and authorizing devices on specialized 5G network slices.",
    "summary": "T-Mobile was granted a patent for 5G network-slice access control.",
    "event_at": "2026-10-27",
    "inventors": [
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        "name": "Jean-Luc Rene Bouthemy",
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        "name": "Konstantin Gueorguiev Matev",
        "status": "unresolved",
        "is_primary": false
      }
    ],
    "tech_area": "wireless / cellular",
    "event_kind": "grant_date",
    "grant_date": "2026-10-27",
    "source_url": "https://patents.google.com/patent/US12777334",
    "cpc_primary": {
      "code": "H04W 12/71",
      "label": "Wireless communication networks"
    },
    "patent_title": "Network slice-specific authentication and authorization integration with cloud identity providers",
    "patent_number": "US12777334",
    "uspto_assignee": "T-Mobile USA, Inc.",
    "patent_abstract": "A computer system implements network slice-specific authentication and authorization by integrating cloud identity providers with 5G network slices. After a user equipment completes primary authentication using subscription credentials, the system determines whether additional slice-specific authentication is required for network slices. Through a Network Slice-Specific Authentication and Authorization Function (NSSAAF), the system selects an appropriate cloud identity provider based on both the slice identifier and subscription identifier. The system establishes a backchannel authentication session with the selected provider and provisions a default network slice specifically for handling authentication traffic. This enables out-of-band multi-factor authentication between the user equipment and provider through various notification methods. Upon successful authentication, the system receives an access token and enables access to both the network slice and its associated services such as edge computing and software-defined networking. The system supports multiple authentication modes, revocation capabilities, and can maintain multiple simultaneous network slices with different security requirements.",
    "precision_class": "structural",
    "invention_explanation": "A system that checks a device’s normal subscription login, then routes it to the right cloud identity provider when a particular network slice requires extra verification.",
    "technologies_mentioned": [
      "5G network slicing",
      "cloud identity providers",
      "authentication and authorization",
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  -H "X-API-KEY: $AUTOBOUND_API_KEY"

curl -X POST https://signals.autobound.ai/v1/companies/enrich \
  -H "X-API-KEY: $AUTOBOUND_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"domain":"t-mobile.com","limit":20}'