Nokia Signs 5G Patent Deal with China's Vivo

A man stands in Nokia headquarters in Espoo, Finland, October 19, 2023. JUSSI NUKARI/Lehtikuva/via REUTERS
A man stands in Nokia headquarters in Espoo, Finland, October 19, 2023. JUSSI NUKARI/Lehtikuva/via REUTERS
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Nokia Signs 5G Patent Deal with China's Vivo

A man stands in Nokia headquarters in Espoo, Finland, October 19, 2023. JUSSI NUKARI/Lehtikuva/via REUTERS
A man stands in Nokia headquarters in Espoo, Finland, October 19, 2023. JUSSI NUKARI/Lehtikuva/via REUTERS

Finnish telecom equipment maker Nokia said on Monday it has signed a multi-year 5G patent license agreement with Chinese smartphone vendor Vivo and will begin recognising net sales from the deal in the first quarter of 2024, Reuters said.
"The agreement resolves all pending patent litigation between the parties, in all jurisdictions. The terms of the agreement remain confidential as agreed between the parties," Nokia said in a statement.
It was Nokia's 6th major smartphone licensing agreement in the past 13 months and follows deals with Apple, Samsung, OPPO, Honor, and Huawei.
"Nokia has now almost completed its smartphone license renewal cycle," the company said.
The group last month said it expected Nokia Technologies, its intellectual property licensing business, to generate at least 1.4 billion euros ($1.51 billion) of operating profit in 2024.



Microsoft to Invest $700 Million to Boost Poland's Cybersecurity

Microsoft's Vice Chair and President, Brad Smith (L) and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk (R) react during a press conference following their meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Warsaw, Poland, 17 February 2025. EPA/LESZEK SZYMANSKI
Microsoft's Vice Chair and President, Brad Smith (L) and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk (R) react during a press conference following their meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Warsaw, Poland, 17 February 2025. EPA/LESZEK SZYMANSKI
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Microsoft to Invest $700 Million to Boost Poland's Cybersecurity

Microsoft's Vice Chair and President, Brad Smith (L) and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk (R) react during a press conference following their meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Warsaw, Poland, 17 February 2025. EPA/LESZEK SZYMANSKI
Microsoft's Vice Chair and President, Brad Smith (L) and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk (R) react during a press conference following their meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Warsaw, Poland, 17 February 2025. EPA/LESZEK SZYMANSKI

Microsoft plans to invest an additional 700 million dollars in Poland to improve Polish cybersecurity in cooperation with the country's armed forces, the company's president said on Monday without elaborating.
In a joint press conference with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, Microsoft President Brad Smith said the investment would be for a second phase of the already completed $1 billion Polish data center project announced in 2020.
The data center was opened in 2023, providing cloud services to businesses and government institutions.