Huawei reveals secret links with Samsung for 5G technology

Huawei reportedly said that it has licensed key 5G technologies to Samsung Electronics. Since both of these OEMs were major competitors in the global market, the report suggests some deals and licensing reports have been signed silently.

Notably, Huawei and Oppo have recently signed (via HuaweiCentral) a major agreement to share key technologies amid recent US restrictions. Meanwhile, it’s the first time that Huawei itself revealed that Samsung Electronics is also a licensee for key 5G technologies, and the deals have been extended.

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Aside from the Chinese company claiming that it has patent cross-licensing deals with 20 global and Chinese companies. Among those 20 vendors, Samsung is also a partner of Huawei, while it didn’t respond to Nikkei Asia’s request for comment.

If you don’t have an idea, Huawei was the first to introduce 5G network-capable chipsets, but American bans restricted its access to chip makers like Qualcomm. Since Huawei can now only purchase downgraded Snapdragon 4G chips, it still holds a rich 5G patent portfolio.

Alan Fan, head of Huawei’s Intellectual Property Department said:

“Huawei has developed multiple high-value patent portfolios in the global marketplace in domains like 5G, Wi-Fi, and audio and video codecs. This will enable our industry to keep innovating and provide consumers with more competitive products and services.”

Reference Image: Samsung Newsroom