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It seems unlikely. 5G NR has huge Qualcomm support. I believe specs aren't generally published by companies, but they use a lot of the IP from companies. Tha
by mdasen 9y ago
It seems unlikely. 5G NR has huge Qualcomm support.
I believe specs aren't generally published by companies, but they use a lot of the IP from companies. That IP is supposed to be licensed under FRAND terms to anyone (fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory).
- nqzero 9y agothe qualcomm terms sound like none of the above
- oarsinsync 9y agoTo use the example cited in the article, 5% licensing / royalty on the total cost on the phone may or may not be fair depending on the phone. 5% on a $500 phone is $25 5% on a $50 phone is $2.50 Switching to a fixed $25 fee makes it 50% on a $50 phone. On phones of yore, even “smartphones” in the early-mid 2000s, the radio was still arguably one of the most important / expensive components. This may just be bias on my part on how terrible I thought Nokia and Blackberry smartphones (typically around $500 RRP) were though. My loathing of J2ME knows no bounds.