Qualcomm and Huawei have reached a multi-year patent licensing agreement spanning 5G, artificial intelligence, computing and networking technologies. The accord also includes Qualcomm's purchase of select Huawei patents related to compute, AI, networking and allied fields, alongside reciprocal access to each company's broader patent portfolios across multiple technology domains.
Regulatory clearance remains a condition for the transaction to finalise, both firms announced. The companies framed the arrangement as evidence of their dedication to intellectual property protections and adherence to fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (FRAND) licensing standards.
Alan Fan, Huawei's Chief Intellectual Property Officer, stated: "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."
Fan continued: "This agreement not only demonstrates the value of Huawei's innovations, but also recognises Qualcomm's foundational contributions to modern communication technologies."
John Han, Qualcomm's Executive Vice President and General Manager of Technology Licensing, remarked: "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."
