Nokia, Nokia Siemens Networks Go
with Huawei
Nokia
and Nokia Siemens Networks have announced a patent license agreement with
Huawei and its affiliates for standards essential patents. The agreement
covers the worldwide use of all standards essential patents of all
parties, including GSM, WCDMA, CDMA2000, optical networking, datacom and
WiMAX in mobile devices, infrastructure and services. Nokia Siemens
Networks is a leading telecommunications infrastructure company.
"We are
very pleased to have entered into this agreement with Huawei" said Ilkka
Rahnasto, VP, Intellectual Property Rights, Nokia. "Huawei is the
thirty-fifth company to license Nokia patents related to cellular
standards and this agreement demonstrates how companies can license
intellectual property in a way that encourages industry innovation and
fosters a healthy IPR environment."
"As a
newer player in the telecoms IPR environment, Nokia Siemens Networks see
this as our most significant licensing agreement to date", said Gottfried
Weidel, Head of Intellectual Property Rights, Nokia Siemens Networks.
Nokia is
a leading player in wireless market and in the development of GSM and
WCDMA technologies. Nokia has built an IPR portfolio in the wireless
industry and since the early 1990's has invested close to EUR 35 billion
in research and development, says the company.
Nokia's
patent portfolio includes approximately 300 GSM, 370 WCDMA, and 170
CDMA2000 declared essential patent families.
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