Recently, Ren, the founder of Huawei, said in an interview with The Economist that he "intends to sell 5G technology to western technology companies", and the reason for his appointment is very simple, not for patent fees, but "to cultivate an opponent who can compete with Huawei on 5G in this way". These are Ren's exact words.
Qualcomm has long been called a patent hooligan, because Qualcomm has mastered many communication patents on 2G, 3G and 4G networks, and when you buy its patents, Qualcomm will bind you with various "packages" to get more profits in disguise. Although you don't like these extra "packages", you have to buy them, otherwise you won't be able to use the 2G/3G/4G network. More importantly, Qualcomm's patent payment method is not a one-time buyout, but a long-term payment, which is also the place where many people complain.
Huawei's way is very simple, that is, direct one-time direct buyout and permanent use, which is likely to replace the position of Qualcomm's patent boss. Ren also said that as long as the buyer pays the fee in one lump sum, Huawei will authorize the buyer with 5G patents, licenses, codes, technical blueprints and production know-how. If you want to start from scratch, you can buy Huawei's full set of 5G technology directly, but it may cost tens of billions. This means that other handset manufacturers can choose not only Qualcomm's 5G technology, but also Huawei's 5G technology.
More netizens ridiculed Apple's 5G? To know that Apple didn't launch the 5G version of iPhone this year, Cook explained that "we don't fight for the first place, we will only launch mature products for users". In fact, it is not that the 5G technology is immature, but that Apple's 5G technology is immature, so some netizens asked Cook to buy Huawei's 5G technology. After all, Apple's high market value can fully afford this $654.38+000 billion. If Apple makes this start, other domestic mobile phone manufacturers will definitely follow suit, but do you think Apple will buy Huawei's 5G patent?