Huawei and Qualcomm sign patent cross-licensing deal for 5G, AI and other tech
Huawei and Qualcomm just signed a broad, multi-year cross-licensing agreement that covers 5G, compute, AI and networking technologies developed by the two companies. This is the first 5G licensing agreement between the two.
As part of the deal, Qualcomm will buy several US patents from Huawei – they cover developments in compute, AI, networking and other technologies. This deal is subject to regulatory approval and Huawei has been subject to trade restrictions by the US since 2019, so we’ll see how the US Commerce Department feels about this.
The two companies came out with a shared press release that doesn’t put a monetary value on this deal. However, according to Reuters, after this deal closes, the total value of Huawei’s patent licensing agreements will go over $6.9 billion. Of course, Huawei has had to build chipsets and develop other technologies for its smartphones that it previously bought from the likes of Qualcomm, which has meant an increase in R&D spending.
“Huawei's decades of sustained investment in fundamental R&D have driven innovation and progress in mobile communications and other technology fields. Huawei's broad contributions to the 4G/5G standards, such as the near-physical-limit signal transmission technology using polar codes, have established Huawei's leadership in the mobile communications industry, and continuously transformed the way people communicate and live. This agreement not only demonstrates the value of Huawei's innovations, but also recognizes Qualcomm's foundational contributions to modern communication technologies,” said Alan Fan, Huawei's Chief Intellectual Property Officer.
“Qualcomm has invested in foundational wireless technologies that have enabled successive generations of mobile innovation and earned broad recognition across the global wireless industry. This agreement reaffirms industry recognition of Qualcomm's 5G technology leadership and the success of Qualcomm's 5G SEP licensing program. This agreement likewise reflects Qualcomm's recognition of Huawei's continued innovation and intellectual property in 5G and other technology fields,” said John Han, Executive Vice President and General Manager of Qualcomm Technology Licensing.
Reader comments
- Cpt.Power
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Well we will see how it will goes. Yes Huawei dont need Qualcomm but for sake of some people they would do some good to make some friendship and mix their and their tech to create something trully amazing.
- TocToc
- Jjk
Huawei doesn't need any quallcoom technology for its SoC, unless Huawei wants to fry its devices, anyone who has used Huawei smartphones knows that they are colder, more stable and consume less, especially if it's with HarmonyOs, and that&#...
- Anonymous
- Jyx
HarmonyOS is based on Android. And who banned Huawei from Google apps and services was the US government. Google did what they were ordered to do.
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