Huawei agrees to pay Nokia for patents in multi-year license deal

21 December 2017
It follows in the footsteps of Apple, Samsung, LG, and Xiaomi.

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OKAY, 23 Dec 2017I know they are different companies. I know it's about net... moreFIH bought feature phone business from Microsoft mobile division(ex nokia) and done deal with HMD, for manufacturing all Nokia's phones, HMD bought what was left of Microsoft mobile(ex Nokia) minus feature phone business. And yes you right, it was formed by some ex Nokia mobile division employees, my bad. So for finalization HMD is completely separate companies from Nokia founded by ex Nokia employees together in deal with Foxconn subsidiary company FIH designs, developes and manufacture all Nokia phones by licensing Nokia name. Also old Nokia gets royalties and some patent payments from HMD but does not have any involment in developing in any way, any Nokia phones

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    Anonymous, 22 Dec 2017so if i open my hq next to apple and start making some phon... moreI know they are different companies.
    I know it's about networking and not phones.

    but people.

    they don't realize HMD Global isn't Chinese.

    Foxconn is.
    and more on it that FIH a subsidiary of Foxconn is involved in this deal.

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      • 23 Dec 2017

      Vegetaholic, 23 Dec 2017Please just don't embarrass yourself anymore. Type HMD on G... moreGo on to www.hmdglobal.com
      Scroll down a little.

      and all over internet HMD Global is a company formed by EX Nokians.

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        • 23 Dec 2017

        T, 22 Dec 2017HMDs Nokia uses garbage Android. Nokias own softwares were... moreit is better to develop apps/games on a pure android version than having heavy customize u.i android.

          OKAY, 22 Dec 2017Seems like you don't have much knowledge either. HMD Glo... morePlease just don't embarrass yourself anymore. Type HMD on Google and check whoes founded this company and where is originated 😧

            Anonymous, 22 Dec 2017So are you saying that Apple is chinese company bc they are... moreHe is saying, that HMD creates, developes, designs every single Nokia phone and original Nokia has nothing to do with any Nokia phone you see in a market, cause their only licencing their name is it really hard to understand that?? Nokia licensed their name to foxconn few years back so they manufactured Nokia tablet. Old Nokia mobile division was developing, designing and manufacturing by themselfs. Apple designs, developes by themselfs too, only last bid manufacturing is done by foxconn, capish??

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              • 22 Dec 2017

              Anonymous, 22 Dec 2017so if i open my hq next to apple and start making some phon... moreSo are you saying that Apple is chinese company bc they are using foxxcon to manufacture their phones?

                chrwl007, 22 Dec 2017Biggest, but definitely not the best... not by a long shot.... moreThat's what I'm trying to say. It's like comparing fast food to a fine restaurant and saying fast food must be better because they have more customers...

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                  • 22 Dec 2017

                  Jake, 22 Dec 2017Ohh come on, technology which conserves battery power, that... moreHMDs Nokia uses garbage Android.
                  Nokias own softwares were way better.

                  Even Huawei and Sony have better versions of Android better than that so called 'pure' android.
                  Pure android is plain buggy half cooked Android.
                  Sony and Huawei have a much improved version

                    Nice to know that years of hard work still pays off in good dividends even now.
                    It should give Nokia enough income to sustain their business until they find their feet.

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                      OKAY, 22 Dec 2017Seems like you don't have much knowledge either. HMD Glo... moreso if i open my hq next to apple and start making some phones and slap fruit logo on them does it mean im making iphones
                      nokia and hmd are two different companys with different business
                      this is about nokia so all of the phone comments are stupid nokia is just selling their name to hmd same way like it did with foxconn few years ago to make a tablet with nokia name on it

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                        • 22 Dec 2017

                        Vegetaholic, 22 Dec 2017Do you have even a slightest knowledge, that Nokia don't ma... moreSeems like you don't have much knowledge either.

                        HMD Global Oy is a Finnish Company.

                        Fun fact the headquarters share the same road as of Nokia in Finland.

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                          Jake, 22 Dec 2017Ohh come on, technology which conserves battery power, that... moreHope you do realize that it's about Networking and not the mobile business.

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                            Ohh come on, technology which conserves battery power, that's why nokia 8 eats battery like hell. Lg v30 is way ahead in battery conservation.

                              TheLostWanderer, 21 Dec 2017I hope that will help them start to make actually good phon... moreDo you have even a slightest knowledge, that Nokia don't make phones anymore and their mobile division does not exist anymore? And your beloved Nokia brand is used by Chinesse company HMD, which makes all current Nokia phones????

                                As I can see here, Nokia will build phones together with Huawei. Maybe it will be something like what the TCL produces now. Some kind of fusions. And if not phones then it may be accessories. :)

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                                  Nokia , 21 Dec 2017Nokia 4th for now... You forgot that they just started? No... morewill crash iphone

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                                    TheLostWanderer, 21 Dec 2017I hope that will help them start to make actually good phon... moreNokia is not starting to make phones again for long time... Maybe newer. HMD is doing it now. But Nokia did make Many inventions while They were still makin phones, so They still own Many Many patens conserning mobimephones technology.

                                      Anonymous, 21 Dec 2017Huawei is really a beast of a company. They are number 2 in... moreBiggest, but definitely not the best... not by a long shot. General Motors was the world's biggest car manufacturer at one point, and they don't exactly build superior cars.

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                                        • 22 Dec 2017

                                        Rem, 22 Dec 2017They are clearly better doing this than designing their chi... moreThat's same like appls's iphone and many other who manufacture their phones in China...