It is reported that Verizon has not purchased any equipment from Huawei, nor is it a customer of Huawei, but the company has always relied on more than 20 suppliers related to Huawei. Huawei's patent rights involve various attributes, including network equipment and wireless technology, so this fee has never been paid to Huawei.
The Wall Street Journal reported that on March 29th this year, Huawei sent several emails to Verizon, an American operator, to discuss patent cooperation. And said, "I believe you will see the benefits of obtaining our patent portfolio license."
A Huawei executive in charge of intellectual property affairs once said that Verizon should pay patent fees to solve the patent licensing dispute between the two parties.
According to The New York Times, representatives of Huawei and Verizon met in new york last week to discuss patent cooperation, specific patent fees and whether Verizon is using other companies' equipment, which may also infringe the patents held by Huawei.
To sum up, Verizon should pay the patent fee.