Huawei Xiaomi 5G patent licensing, the market reaction is abnormal, and strange phenomena appear.
In the field of communication patents, Huawei and Qualcomm are the absolute kings. Qualcomm has led the transformation from 2G, 3G, and 4G, while Huawei has made great achievements in the 3G and 4G fields, and has surpassed Qualcomm in the 5G field to become a leader in the 5G communication field.
Previously, Huawei focused on product research and development and did not have the energy to collect communication patent fees, resulting in many enterprises around the world not being authorized by Huawei to use Huawei's communication patents, and Huawei suffered serious losses.
In recent years, Huawei's development pace has become more and more determined, so Huawei has seized the time to collect communication patent fees from global manufacturers. In 2022 alone, Huawei charged about $5 globallyWith a telecommunications patent fee of 600 million US dollars, it has become the enterprise that collects the largest telecommunications patent fee in China.
In July this year, Huawei began to set a cap on license fees for 4G and 5G WiFi mobile phones6, of which the maximum license rate for 4G mobile phones is 1$5, $2 per 5G phone$5. The license fee for WiFi6 devices is capped at 0$5.
After the introduction of the cap on licensing fees, Huawei began collecting royalties worldwide, including more than 30 small and medium-sized enterprises in Japan.
Previously, Huawei was conservative in charging communication patent fees to domestic companies, so it did not take the initiative to collect patent license fees from domestic companies. As patent licensing disputes continue to grow, patent disputes between Huawei and other domestic manufacturers, including Xiaomi, are also becoming increasingly intense.
A few days ago, Huawei and Xiaomi ushered in good news: Huawei and Xiaomi reached a global patent cross-licensing agreement. In addition, the heads of Huawei and Xiaomi both said that respecting Huawei's intellectual property contributions in the field of communications should be recognized.
Through this news, it can be seen that the dispute between Huawei and Xiaomi in communication patents has been satisfactorily resolved, and the two sides have reached a patent cross-licensing agreement on the basis of respecting intellectual property rights, which provides new ideas for other manufacturers to resolve patent disputes.
Theoretically, Huawei's patent cross-licensing agreement with Xiaomi is a happy thing, but a strange phenomenon has emerged, that is, many industry insiders are not optimistic about this agreement, thinking that Huawei has suffered a loss.
Huawei agrees to this agreement, Xiaomi agrees to this agreement, industry insiders do not agree to this agreement, they say strange or not?Why is this phenomenon strange?I think there are three points to make.
First, Huawei is a benchmark in the field of communications, with a very large influence, and most netizens think that Huawei has suffered a loss. Huawei's achievements in the field of communications in recent years are obvious to all, especially Huawei's 5G patent application is the first in the world, and the patents required for 5G standards are also among the best.
At the same time, Huawei is also the first manufacturer in the world to launch 5G mobile phones and the first 5G chip manufacturer to launch 5nm technology.
In view of Huawei's outstanding achievements in the field of communications, most industry insiders believe that the patent cross-licensing agreement between Huawei and Xiaomi is a loss for Huawei.
Secondly, most netizens do not know enough about Xiaomi's communication technology and have a big misunderstanding about Xiaomi. People always compare Xiaomi and Huawei, because Huawei is too dazzling, so they ignore Xiaomi's strength in the field of communications.
It is reported that Xiaomi has 3More than 20,000 pieces, of which 41%, among the top 10 in the world. It can be seen that in the field of 5G patents, Xiaomi is not as weak as everyone thinks, but one of the main producers of 5G patents in China.
Finally, Huawei and Xiaomi are competitive, based on Huawei's support, users are naturally different, and Huawei and Xiaomi have reached a patent cross-licensing agreement. Huawei and Xiaomi have been competing for a long time, due to the large number of users who support Huawei, and the relatively small number of users who support Xiaomi, resulting in Xiaomi being buried by Huawei supporters.
When Huawei and Xiaomi reached a patent cross-licensing agreement, these Huawei supporters felt that their previous approach was not recognized, so they did not approve of it.
Fortunately, there are also many netizens who agree with the patent cross-licensing agreement, and these netizens believe that Huawei and Xiaomi are like brothers, competing at home and going out to cooperate.
I am 100% in favor of these netizens' views. The so-called brothers are united, and their profits are gold, and Huawei and Xiaomi will work together to create a better future.