Nokia and Huawei reach agreement on patent cross-license for 3G mobile technology - Business - Brief Article

Mobile Internet, The, March, 2003

Nokia and Huawei Technologies, a Chinese vendor for communications equipment and network solutions, have signed an agreement on cross-licensing of WCDMA related patents covering the manufacturing and sales of WCDMA infrastructure equipment globally. The agreement ensures both companies access each other's state of the alt IPR's under the WCDMA standard at a very competitive royalty rate.

The singing of the agreement demonstrates Nokia's commitment to partnering with local vendors in promoting WCDMA technology in China through lowering the threshold of technology transfer. It is also an important milestone for Chinese vendors to enter into international cross-license practices and the global WCDMA market. WCDMA has been adopted as the 3G technology standard by the majority of the world's mobile operators.