Companies from carmakers to smartphone and consumer electronics manufacturers are locked in a standards battle over wireless power that threatens to slow the move to an unplugged world.
Apple, BMW, Intel, Procter & Gamble, Qualcomm and Samsung are among those registering patents, touting standards and forming rival industry groups around a future where batteries can be charged and devices operated without wired connection to electricity mains.
The Wireless Power Consortium has the most momentum. More than 130 companies are members and its Qi technology is in 120 products, including 34 phones, notably Nokia’s Lumia 920 flagship smartphone.
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