Samsung Electronics will pay Qualcomm $1.3 billion in a cross-licensing deal that will allow Samsung to use the chipmakers's 3G and 4G wireless technology and for Qualcomm to use 57 of the manufacturer's mobile patents. Read the full story here.

Samsung and Qualcomm have wrapped up a cross-licensing deal with ten figures of US currency in it, which will permit the Korean giant to continue producing 3G- and 4G-enabled wireless devices for the next 15 years. In exchange, Samsung is letting Qualcomm make use of its own 57 patents on mobile technology and splashing out a further $1.3 billion as a down payment. Further royalty payments are inv...

Samsung and Qualcomm have reached a cross-licensing deal which will let Samsung continue producing 3G and 4G wireless phones for the next 15 years.  Samsung is also letting Qualcomm 57 of its patents on mobile technology.  The $1.3 Billion is a down payment and future loyalty payments will be involved, but arent detailed.  It is

Samsung has signed a brand new deal with the cell phone chip manufacturer Qualcomm. The contract is to last over the next 15 years and started with a down payment of 1.3 billion dollars, chump change for the number two handset maker of the world. The deal is to include for QUALCOMM to allow Samsung rights to 3rd and 4th gen wireless technology, also Samsung will pay out royalties to Qualcomm but p...

Novatel Wireless  has completed a technology transfer with Qualcomm Incorporated of two Qualcomm Wearable Mobile Device module designs. This new technolgoy could mean faster smaller devices like Novatel's  MiFi USB portable Wi-Fi network Or small USB devices that connect the web and networks for consumers electronics. The Qualcomm Wearable Mobile Device supports integrated GPS, accelerom...

In the latest major twist in this epic battle between wireless chipmakers, a US District Judge has slapped a permanent injunction on any products containing those Qualcomm 3G chips ruled to be infringing on Broadcom's so-called '686 patents. Not only can Qualcomm no longer offer infringing devices nor the chips themselves in the US, the retroactive nature of the ruling means t

Qualcomm looks set to be the leading patent holder in 4G wireless communications after recording 24% of ETSI declarations surrounding LTE, as well as 16% of the 26,000 patents that have potential relevance to 4G technologies generally, including WiMAX. Other notable players in the LTE field include Interdigital (18%), Huawei (10%), LG (9%), Nokia (9%) and Samsung (7%). When considering the whole 4...

You know those annoying little stickers you get on new handsets proudly boasting that they're packing 3G technology from Qualcomm? Yeah, well, those have already started to go away as manufacturers have turned to competing chipsets -- but Samsung buyers definitely won't need to peel those off anymore in a year or two when the Korean giant starts rolling out its WiMAX- and LTE-based phone...

Qualcomm Inc., the world's largest maker of mobile phone chips, may be discussing with Apple to supply products for the iPhone, says Bloomberg. It is unclear if Qualcomm is pushing Apple for the iPhone, or if the company is looking to expand its market. Qualcomm is behind the CDMA2000 3G technology that Sprint and Verizon use for their networks, though it is being phased out in favor for the ...

Qualcomm leading in 4G wireless communciations patents reports ABI Research.