No, that's not how it works. The wireless patent holders collect royalties only at the top of the supply-chain (from oems, not suppliers) to maximize their pro

No, that's not how it works. The wireless patent holders collect royalties only at the top of the supply-chain (from oems, not suppliers) to maximize their profit. Mediatek and other competing modem chip makers/supply don't pay, but device-makers like Huawei, Samsung, Apple (ie, Foxconn) do.