Qualcomm Signs First Patent Deal for WiMAX Product
Nancy Gohring writes on NetworkWorld:
Qualcomm has signed its first licensing agreement for patents it owns covering broadband wireless technology, the company said Thursday in an announcement some WiMAX observers have been dreading.More here.
Qualcomm signed the deal, which covers OFDM,/OFDMA (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing/Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex Access) technologies, with Soma Networks, a developer of broadband wireless and WiMAX equipment.
Qualcomm acquired the technology along with Flarion Technologies in an agreement that closed earlier this year. At the time of the acquisition, some vendors began to worry if Qualcomm, known for its vigorous defense of patents covering Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) technology, had acquired technology crucial to WiMAX.
posted by Fergie @ 4/28/2006 09:17:00 AM
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