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ESPOO, Finland / SAN DIEGO, Calif.
July 23, 2008 -- Nokia and Qualcomm today announced that
they have
entered into a new agreement covering various standards including GSM,
EDGE, CDMA, WCDMA, HSDPA, OFDM, WiMAX, LTE and other technologies. The
agreement will result in settlement of all litigation between the
companies, including the withdrawal by Nokia of its complaint to the
European Commission.
Under the terms of the new 15-year agreement, Nokia has been granted a
license under all Qualcomm's patents for use in Nokia mobile devices
and Nokia Siemens Networks infrastructure equipment. Further, Nokia has
agreed not to use any of its patents directly against Qualcomm,
enabling Qualcomm to integrate Nokia's technology into Qualcomm's
chipsets. The financial structure of the settlement includes an
up-front payment and on-going royalties payable to Qualcomm. Nokia has
agreed to assign ownership of a number of patents to Qualcomm,
including patents declared as essential to WCDMA, GSM and OFDMA. The
specific terms are confidential.
"We believe that this agreement is positive for the industry, enabling
the market to benefit from innovation and new technologies," said
Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, CEO of Nokia Corporation. "The positive financial
impact of this agreement is within Nokia's original expectations and
fully reflects our leading intellectual property and market positions."
"I'm very pleased that we have come to this important agreement," said
Dr. Paul E. Jacobs, CEO of Qualcomm. "The terms of the new license
agreement, including the financial and other value provided to
Qualcomm, reflect our strong intellectual property position across many
current and future generation technologies. This agreement paves the
way for enhanced opportunities between the companies in a number of
areas."
About Nokia
Nokia is the world leader in mobility, driving the transformation and
growth of the converging Internet and communications industries. We
make a wide range of mobile devices with services and software that
enable people to experience music, navigation, video, television,
imaging, games, business mobility and more. Developing and growing our
offering of consumer Internet services, as well as our enterprise
solutions and software, is a key area of focus. We also provide
equipment, solutions and services for communications networks through
Nokia Siemens Networks.
About Qualcomm
Qualcomm Incorporated is a leader in developing and
delivering innovative digital wireless communications products and
services based on CDMA and other advanced technologies. Headquartered
in San Diego, Calif., Qualcomm is included in the S&P 500 Index and
is a 2008 FORTUNE 500® company traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market®.
Information Source: Nokia & Qualcomm
Image of Olii-Pekka Kallasvuo courtesy of Nokia website
Image of Dr. Paul Jacobs courtesy of Qualcomm website
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