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Nokia and Nordic Semiconductor to Simplify IoT Standard Essential Patent
Licensing

Nokia and Nordic Semiconductor have collaboration with Nokia, we have now in the IoT space and making it easier for
announced a pioneering new approach to added transparency and predictability licensing agreements to be concluded
licensing the use of cellular IoT Standard early in the design process, giving the amicably and efficiently. The move will
Essential Patents. Companies purchasing increased clarity and certainty Nordic support the future growth of cellular IoT
IoT hardware from Nordic will now be cellular IoT customers have been seeking and ensure that consumers benefit from an
given the opportunity to acquire licenses over the past three to four years.” Jenni even greater range of connected products
to Nokia’s industry leading portfolio of Lukander, President of Nokia Technologies, and services.” Geir Langeland, EVP Sales
cellular patents. This new agreement, said: “Nokia has a history of working at Nordic Semiconductor added: “This is
which is the first of its kind, will simplify closely with industry to find effective our first step in making the licensing of
and speed up the Standard Essential licensing solutions and this innovative cellular IoT technology more predictable
Patent (SEP) licensing process and provide new approach is another example. It’s a and transparent. If there are ways to make
greater transparency and predictability to win-win for Nordic’s customers and Nokia, the process even simpler in the future, we
companies delivering IoT products and simplifying the SEP licensing process will pursue them.”
services. Licenses will be available at
the end device level and companies will
continue to have the option to license
directly with Nokia.Nokia has defined,
and contributed to open standards, many
of the fundamental inventions used in
virtually all cellular devices and LTE-M
and NB-IoT technologies. In practice,
this means any device that is connected
to any cellular network automatically
uses Nokia’s intellectual property. Kjetil
Holstad, EVP Product Management at
Nordic Semiconductor said: “Nordic
Semiconductor is all about making IoT
easy for its customers. Through this

Nokia Selected by Capital Online to Upgrade its IP Backbone Network

Nokia has announced it has been chosen segment routing-MPLS, and granular QoS of critical networks, Nokia has abundant
by Capital Online, a cloud computing to address different traffic demands for experiences helping its global customers
service provider headquartered in Beijing, reliable service delivery. The Nokia 7750 build high capacity and quality IP networks.
to upgrade its IP backbone network to SR and 7250 IXR platforms offer unique We’re looking forward to collaborating with
complete the company’s Network 2.0 advantages for building Capital Online’s Nokia to accelerate the transformation of
plan. This will enable Capital Online to backbone network. Based on the industry- our network to provide faster, more reliable
provide reliable cloud services while leading Service Router Operating System network services for our global customers
improving the customer experience. (SR OS), Nokia’s portfolio provides end- throughout the U.S., Europe and Asia.”
Under the agreement, Capital Online will to-end advanced IP routing protocols, Markus Borchert, CEO of Nokia Shanghai
deploy the Nokia 7750 Service Router including Segment Routing, to achieve Bell, said: “Capital Online is known for
(SR) and 7250 IXR interconnect router fast and efficient service delivery along being specialists in delivering exceptional
platforms to specifically support Capital with end-to-end service assurance for all online experiences for global business. We
Online’s ambitious Network 2.0 plan. traffic flows. By building a cost-effective are pleased to help it create an industry
This entails that the converged backbone converged backbone network based on leading IP network that will upgrade its
provides performance certainty for all high-density routers having 100GE/400GE existing backbone network to the Network
traffic flows under all network conditions, interfaces, Nokia’s platforms are geared 2.0 era, paving the way to increase its
the versatility to converge edge and to help Capital Online succeed in its cloud footprint in the global Cloud market in the
core routing functions onto a common business. Xu Xiaohu, Chief Architect of future.”
platform, smart traffic engineering with Capital Online, said: “As a trusted partner

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