Daniel Shen, Taipei; Steve Shen, DIGITIMES [Friday 25 July 2008] Taiwan ODM/OEM handset makers are positive about the new licensing agreement reached between Nokia and Qualcomm, stating that the new deal may result in more handset orders from Nokia, according to sources from the Taiwan handset industry. Since Nokia has been granted a license for all of Qualcomm's patents to use in mobile phones, including CDMA and WCDMA, Nokia is expected to adopt a more aggressive approach to push sales of its CDMA phones in the North American market, which will translate into more orders for Nokia's production partners in Taiwan, including Foxconn Electronics/ Foxconn International Holdings (FIH) and Compal Communications, the sources noted. The new agreement could also lead to cooperation between the two companies in the development of...
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