[Qualcomm made three concessions in hopes of resolving the patent dispute with Apple] Qualcomm and Apple have already had a long-lasting battle between wireless chips and patented technology. From the beginning of 2017, Apple and Qualcomm have It has been in the state of legal disputes between litigation and anti-litigation, and both sides are quite hard-nosed. However, Qualcomm's attitude has clearly begun to soften.
According to Reuters, Qualcomm has already made three concessions in the hope that it can resolve its dispute with Apple. First of all, in terms of patent fee acceptance, Qualcomm lowered the threshold for licensing, and smart phone manufacturers were able to choose lower-cost licensing projects, from 5% of original equipment costs to 3.25% of equipment costs. Secondly, by opening up its 5G patents and no longer taking the patent-bundling line in the CDMA era, mobile phone and tablet manufacturers do not have to pay extra for the adoption of Qualcomm 5G communication licenses, which can placate regulators and the vast majority of manufacturers. Qualcomm said that it hopes to provide more technical and patented products without increasing prices, so as to create a good foundation for the future stability of the market. They refer to their own company's 5G licensing policy as "regulator-friendly" licenses. Finally, Qualcomm is considering abandoning the usual practice of charging a percentage of equipment costs, which will benefit high-end handsets such as the Apple iPhone. In addition, Qualcomm announced last week that it will only evaluate the first 400 US dollars (291 pounds) of the net price of mobile phones for patent fees, and the previous price cap was 500 US dollars. But so far Apple has not responded to this.
Qualcomm now faces not only anti-trust investigations from the government and regulators and huge fines, but also faces the future of being abandoned by Apple and allowing its old rival Intel to take advantage of it. At the same time, Huawei and other smartphone companies are also fighting against Qualcomm. The patent fees, coupled with the recent turbulent acquisition (and takeover) incident, made the impact of its stock price greatly affected. Lowering the cost of patent acceptance and mitigating the conflicts with various smart device manufacturers is a top priority. Whether or not this series of concessions can be observed by mobile phone makers (mainly Apple) is still to be observed. The 5G standard has accelerated to go on the road since 2018. Although Qualcomm is still the leader, it is no longer a dominant position. Although Apple's iPhone and iPad can't use Qualcomm baseband chips for a short period of time, it may soon be possible to switch to cooperation with Intel and adopt self-developed chip products. If the concessions provided by Qualcomm can reduce the cost of mobile phones, it is still beneficial for Apple.
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