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A former leader in the mobile phone sector, Finland’s Nokia encountered problems after the 2007 launch of smartphones, particularly Apple’s iPhone, as well as devices running on Google's Android operating system. In February 2011, Nokia formed a strategic partnership with Microsoft, with Nokia smartphones replacing Nokia’s traditional Symbian operating system with a mobile system from Microsoft. Microsoft bought Nokia's handset business for 5.44 billion euros in September 2013.

 

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The two firms had been engaged in multiple patent lawsuits, including one that resulted in Oppo being banned from selling smartphones in Germany.

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The Finnish telecoms equipment giant will sell its majority stake in TD Tech to a group that includes state-owned entities, pending final government approval.

The Chinese smartphone brand has urged the Finnish electronics giant to comply with the court’s decision, as Beijing flexes its legal muscles in cross-border disputes.

AT&T will tap Ericsson to modernise its US wireless network, a project that could amount to almost US$14 billion over five years, in a deal that represents a significant win over rival Nokia

The magnitude of the reversal was ‘much steeper than anticipated’ and heralds a full-year decline in global revenues, according to market research firm Dell’oro. Huawei Technologies’ quarterly share reached the highest level in three years.

Huawei has signed more than 20 patent-licensing deals or extended such agreements this year, as it looks to generate new sources of revenue after US sanctions crippled its once-lucrative smartphone business.

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The sales of some of Oppo’s OnePlus and self-branded handsets could be impacted after the Chinese company lost a patent infringement suit for the second time.

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Huawei and ZTE will each build half the US$1 billion converged 5G and 4G network for the world’s largest mobile carrier by subscribers, which continues to favour home-grown equipment makers amid international tensions.

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Huawei and ZTE together won roughly 90 per cent of 5G base station supply contracts for China Mobile and China Broadcasting Network, signalling continuing challenges for Ericsson and Nokia in the country.

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Finnish telecoms firm awarded US$14.1 million contract as part of US space agency’s plan to establish long-term human presence on lunar surface by 2030.

China’s foreign ministry spokesman calls ‘fake news’ on report that Beijing is considering export reprisal against European telecoms if EU bans Huawei.

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Google hopes partnering with Indian giant Jio will help it succeed where the likes of Xiaomi, Vivio and Oppo have failed: Getting Indians to convert to smartphones.

Singapore’s biggest telecom operators Singtel and StarHub have chosen Ericsson and Nokia as their 5G network providers, but Huawei still has a foothold in the market.

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