Nokia signs a contract with Broadcom for delivering 5G chips

16 June 2020
The Finnish company wants to have a custom chip in every third 5G shipment by the end of 2020.

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  • 19 Jun 2020

Kriegsherr, 16 Jun 2020are you the dumbest on earth? even though you are, you bett... morejust remember that Huawei technology is ahead of Nokia and Erikson by at least a year and a half

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    • 17 Jun 2020

    omg, not again..., 16 Jun 2020Please learn about Nokia Corp. before posting such comments... moreNice explanation with details of different business of Nokia.

      Anonymous, 16 Jun 2020If Nokia made mobile internet antenas then they all are slo... moreare you the dumbest on earth? even though you are, you better not let everyone know it.

      Nokia is one of the finest tech company for networks. it is among world leaders and one of the highest patent owners. If nokia makes something, its more likely gonna be one of the bests if not the best.

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        • 16 Jun 2020

        Anonymous, 16 Jun 2020Current Nokia is HMD, not Nokia.Please learn about Nokia Corp. before posting such comments. HMD is just a tiny part (the tiniest) of Nokia.
        Nokia has 8 subdivisions:
        1.
        Nokia Networks (which is it's largest subdivision). It's the world's third-largest telecoms equipment manufacturer. It creates Network infrastructures for whole Countries (2G,3G,4G,5G, military network equipment etc).
        2.
        Nokia Technologies. Consumer products and Licenses
        3.
        Nokia Bell Labs. (R&D)
        4.
        NGP Capital.
        5.
        Nuage Networks. (software & clouds)
        6.
        Alcatel Mobile. (yes Alcatel. The Chinese TCL only uses the licenses for creating the phones)
        7.
        HMD Global. (Basically Nokia Mobile. It's running by former Nokia staff, with little input from the "mother" Concern)
        8.
        Alcatel Submarine Networks.
        (installation services for optical submarine cable network links across the world's oceans)

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          • 16 Jun 2020

          Qwerty2020, 16 Jun 2020I dare to bet my money that this contract is for the upcomi... more9.3 when, or if, will be phone from HMD Global Oy, Nokia does not make phones, since.. 2012, 2013 or so..

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            • 16 Jun 2020

            I appreciate GSMArena-folks' effort to bring news from both sides of the 5G market (consumer side and telecom equipment side).

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              • 16 Jun 2020

              Qwerty2020, 16 Jun 2020I dare to bet my money that this contract is for the upcomi... moreYou can bet but you're going to loose.
              This chips (and this article) has nothing to do with cellphones. Nokia Technologies doesn't make cellphones (do not make confusion with HMD), but makes 5G network equipment (towers).

                Qwerty2020, 16 Jun 2020I dare to bet my money that this contract is for the upcomi... moreThis article is about 5G chips for Mobile Towers. Nokia is one of the mobile infrastructure suppliers similar to Ericsson, Huawei, ZTE, etc.

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                  • 16 Jun 2020

                  If Nokia made mobile internet antenas then they all are slow and expensive even whit flagship phones.

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                    • 16 Jun 2020

                    Anonymous, 16 Jun 2020Current Nokia is HMD, not Nokia.The article has nothing to do with terminals (cellphones). Nokia Technologies it's one of the only 6th manufacturers of 5G network equipment (towers).
                    HMD is not Nokia, it's an independent business. They got permission to use the name Nokia on cellphones for a period of 10 years, and they are paying royalties for this.

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                      • 16 Jun 2020

                      Anonymous, 16 Jun 2020Current Nokia is HMD, not Nokia.Now what?

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                        • 16 Jun 2020

                        I dare to bet my money that this contract is for the upcoming flagship 9.3, as it will've SD865 which doesn't have cellular modem built-in (especially 5G).

                        As for other mid-range, the upcoming SnapDragon 'might' introduce similar 'setup' (SoC w/o cellular modem), that's why Nokia think it'll be more 'cheap' to just buy the SoC, without needing to pay more for external cellular modem, as well as the patent fee.

                        The problem is, does Broadcom deliver good cellular modem?
                        Intel was horribly sucks, while MediaTek & HiSilicon are out of question.

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                          • 16 Jun 2020

                          Anonymous, 16 Jun 2020Current Nokia is HMD, not Nokia.Not all Nokia dealings are affiliated with HMD..

                          They only license the Nokia phone brand name to slap a logo on the phones..

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                            • 16 Jun 2020

                            Current Nokia is HMD, not Nokia.

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                              • 16 Jun 2020

                              wrong move NOKIA!