Qualcomm and Nortel extend patent agreement

Qualcomm and Nortel have announced plans to continue the win-win patent sharing agreements the two companies have concerning CDMA. Under the agreement Qualcomm allows Nortel to “manufacture and sell infrastructure products for use in CDMA and GSM wireless networks” and Nortel allows Qualcomm to “manufacture and sell components for use in CDMA subscriber devices.” Both companies feel the arrangement will help better serve their customers and advance CDMA technology.