Nokia signs 5G patent deal with Samsung

On January 23, 2566, Reuters news agency reported that Nokia Company (Nokia) Finnish telecommunications equipment manufacturer It said the company had signed a new multi-year agreement to license it.5G patents for Samsung Company (Samsung) after the expiration of the previous agreement in December.

Samsung will pay Nokia starting January 1, but the company did not disclose terms of the deal.

Nordic rival Ericsson last year reached a 5G patent deal with Samsung to end a dispute that had hit quarterly earnings.

Nokia's patent portfolio includes approximately 20,000 patent families, including more than 4,500 patent families declared essential for 5G.