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Nokia Renews Patent License Agreement with Apple

FILED - 25 February 2018, Spain, Barcelona: A Nokia logo is pictured at the hosting venue during the "Mobile World Congress". Photo: Andrej Sokolow/Deutsche Presse-Agentur GmbH/dpa
FILED - 25 February 2018, Spain, Barcelona: A Nokia logo is pictured at the hosting venue during the "Mobile World Congress". Photo: Andrej Sokolow/Deutsche Presse-Agentur GmbH/dpa
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Nokia Renews Patent License Agreement with Apple

FILED - 25 February 2018, Spain, Barcelona: A Nokia logo is pictured at the hosting venue during the "Mobile World Congress". Photo: Andrej Sokolow/Deutsche Presse-Agentur GmbH/dpa
FILED - 25 February 2018, Spain, Barcelona: A Nokia logo is pictured at the hosting venue during the "Mobile World Congress". Photo: Andrej Sokolow/Deutsche Presse-Agentur GmbH/dpa

Network infrastructure and 5G technology provider Nokia has signed a new long-term patent license agreement with Apple to replace the current deal between the two companies that is set to expire at the end of 2023.
The deal, which enables Apple to use the Finnish company’s technology in its products, covers Nokia’s inventions in 5G and other technologies. The terms of the agreement announced late Friday remain confidential.
Nokia expects to recognize revenue related to the agreement starting January 2024, and the company said the deal is consistent with its long-term outlook disclosed in the first quarter.
“The agreement reflects the strength of Nokia’s patent portfolio, decades-long investments in R&D, and contributions to cellular standards and other technologies,” Nokia Technologies President Jenni Lukander said in a statement.
The previous license agreement between Apple and Nokia was announced in May 2017.
Nokia said its patent portfolio is built on more than €140 billion ($153 billion) invested in research and development since 2000, and is composed of around 20,000 patent families, including over 5,500 patent families declared essential to 5G.

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Italy to Test Starlink Satellites to Boost Internet Penetration

A Starlink internet kit sits on the back of a Christian Ranger ATV that is being donated to a remote community after a main road was washed out in Bee Log, Burnsville, North Carolina, on October 6, 2024, in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. (Photo by Allison Joyce / AFP)
A Starlink internet kit sits on the back of a Christian Ranger ATV that is being donated to a remote community after a main road was washed out in Bee Log, Burnsville, North Carolina, on October 6, 2024, in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. (Photo by Allison Joyce / AFP)
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Italy to Test Starlink Satellites to Boost Internet Penetration

A Starlink internet kit sits on the back of a Christian Ranger ATV that is being donated to a remote community after a main road was washed out in Bee Log, Burnsville, North Carolina, on October 6, 2024, in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. (Photo by Allison Joyce / AFP)
A Starlink internet kit sits on the back of a Christian Ranger ATV that is being donated to a remote community after a main road was washed out in Bee Log, Burnsville, North Carolina, on October 6, 2024, in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. (Photo by Allison Joyce / AFP)

Italy is preparing to test the use of satellites produced by Elon Musk's Starlink to offer internet connection services in some remote areas of the country, a government official was quoted as saying on Tuesday.
The Starlink project was being discussed with some regional administrations, Undersecretary to the Prime Minister's Office Alessio Butti said in an interview with Il Sole 24 Ore daily ahead of a Group of Seven ministerial meeting on technology and digital on Lake Como.
"We're assessing with Starlink and other players the possibility of complementing existing infrastructure with satellites for the most remote areas," Reuters quoted him as saying.
"In reference to Starlink in particular, we're currently speaking to some regions - in the north, center and south of the country - to test a 'space based service' for remote areas or areas without terrestrial infrastructure."
Butti said the government had been exploring options such as a satellite-based internet connection service to make up for delays accumulated by companies in charge of fiber rollout plans.
The country is pursuing a broader plan to ensure homes and businesses across Italy have access to fixed-line internet speeds of at least 1 Gigabit per second by 2026.
"The Italy at 1 Giga scheme is a key element of our commitments under the post-pandemic recovery plan, and we're aware of the importance of reaching the target set for 2026," Butti said.