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Nokia Signs Patent License Agreement with HP

Nokia announced it has signed a multi-year reached an agreement with HP which and continues to play a leading role in
patent license agreement with HP covering recognizes Nokia’s leadership in video multimedia research and standardization.
the use of Nokia’s video technologies in and multimedia technologies and our Nokia’s expertise in multimedia and video
HP’s devices. Under the agreement HP decades-long investments in R&D.” Nokia research is built on continuous investment
will make royalty payments to Nokia. The is a leader in the development of video and to advance the industry. Nokia has invested
agreement resolves all patent litigation multimedia technologies, including video around €150 billion in R&D since 2000
between the parties, in all jurisdictions. The compression, content delivery, content (including over €4 billion in 2023 alone)
terms of the agreement remain confidential recommendation and aspects related for cutting edge technologies including
as agreed between the parties. Arvin Patel, to hardware. In the past 25 years, Nokia cellular and multimedia.
Chief Licensing Officer New Segments, has created almost 5,000 inventions that
at Nokia said: “We are delighted to have enable multimedia products and services,

Nokia Expands Wi-Fi 7 Portfolio with the Launch of Beacon 19 Gateway

offering a marketplace with applications
-including 3rd party- that run on fiber (ONT)
gateways, FWA gateways and mesh Wi-Fi
beacons. Justin Doucette, Head of Wi-Fi,
Fixed Networks at Nokia, said: “WiFi 7 is a
pivotal new technology that will power the
connected home of the future. The Beacon
19 Wi-Fi 7 gateway is designed to help
service providers make sure multi-gigabit
speeds reach every corner of the house.
Combined with our Corteca software,
built-in TR-369 support for management,
and open framework, it makes managing
devices in the home much simpler. This
means providers can easily optimize Wi-Fi,
offer new services, and ultimately give their
Nokia launched the Beacon 19, a new Wi-Fi Fi 7’s full capabilities, the Beacon 19 customers a fast, reliable, and seamless
7 gateway designed to provide seamless, brings up to19Gbps of Wi-Fi capacity, broadband experience” Michael Philpott,
high-capacity mesh networking enabling reducing network congestion with its three Research Director, Digital Consumer
operators to deliver a superior broadband radio bands to eliminate slowdowns and Services at Omdia, said: “With the rise
experience. As a tri-band device, the Beacon buffering issues. Moreover, The Beacon of XGS-PON and 25G PON services, Wi-
19 offers up to 19Gbps of Wi-Fi capacity 19 supports multi-link operations (MLO), Fi upgrades are becoming critical for
– essential for the expanding demands enhancing connection speeds by allowing delivering multi-gig speeds into the home.
of streaming, online gaming, video, smart devices to simultaneously send and Since becoming standardized in January
home, and security applications in the receive data across different frequency 2024, we’ve already seen 11% of the 61
home. With the widespread adoption bands and channels. Nokia’s new Beacon telcos we benchmark launch Wi-Fi 7, and
of XGS-PON and the rise of 25G PON 19 is powered by its Corteca software. with other launches already announced,
services, Wi-Fi upgrades are critical Nokia Corteca works end-to-end, from we expect that number to quickly grow.
for delivering multi-gig speeds into the applications embedded in the device, Wi-Fi 7 sets the stage for a faster, more
home. Nokia’s Beacon 19 is designed through the home, and into the cloud. connected future and solutions like Nokia’s
specifically for this purpose, allowing Built on open industry standards (TR-369, Beacon 19 will allow service providers to
service providers to offer a best-in-class EasyMesh), Corteca integrates advanced offer a best-in-class Wi-Fi experience to
Wi-Fi 7 experience. By incorporating Wi- Wi-Fi and device management while its customers.”

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