Under the Qualcomm Cell Phones 5G Basic Patent Licensing Program, the following royalty terms apply worldwide to licenses of Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) branded mobile phones:
• Single-mode 5G cell-phone patent usage fee is 2.275%; Multi-mode (3G / 4G / 5G) cell phone patent usage rate 3.25%
The above terms are in line with the over 150 license agreements for 3G / 4G branded handsets Qualcomm has signed since 2015. However, Qualcomm will provide a follow-on version of 4G and the first 5G release in future negotiations, not to be added here The applicable royalties under the class agreement.
Qualcomm has more than 130,000 patents and pending patent applications worldwide, and Qualcomm expects the first 5G handsets to be commercially available in 2019.
In contrast to Qualcomm's 5G patent licensing model, in March 2017, Gustavo, the Swedish telecommunications giant Ericsson Chief Intellectual Property Officer (CIPO), told Bloomberg News that at the 5G patent license fee, Ericsson will charge for high-end handheld devices Set a maximum of $ 5 per unit and up to $ 2.5 per unit for low-end handhelds.
Ericsson's license fee covers only the standard essential patents covering 5G technology, excluding application patents.