• Huawei and EDMI sign the global IoT license agreement on April 11.
  • The agreement represents another recognition of the strength of Huawei’s cellular IoT SEPs from industry peers.
  • Huawei and EDMI both express strong appreciation and hold great expectations for this cooperation.

Huawei and EDMI announce signing a patent license agreement under fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory (FRAND) conditions.

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Cellular IoT connects everything

Huawei will grant a cellular IoT (Internet-of-things) Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) license, including NB-IoT, LTE-M, and LTE Cat. 1 to EDMI.

Cellular IoT technology has enabled new business models by providing connections across a wide range of applications, including smart homes, smart cities, smart industries, and smart agriculture.

As the digital transformation continues, Huawei’s unique IoT solutions will benefit an increasing number of sectors and organizations, creating enormous prospects for small and medium-sized firms.

The global IoT license agreement represents another recognition of the strength of Huawei’s cellular IoT SEPs from industry rivals. It also allows EDMI to secure its own business and provide comprehensive legal protection to its customers.

Strong appreciation for cooperation

As a pioneer in cellular IoT technologies and standards, Huawei owns a leading portfolio of cellular IoT SEPs, which creates great value for smart metering solutions providers like EDMI.

Head of Huawei’s Asia Pacific Intellectual Property Department, David Wang, says, “Huawei is pleased to reach this license agreement with EDMI, which will greatly promote innovations in traditional industries such as utilities.”

“Huawei is committed to sharing cutting-edge inventions via FRAND SEP licensing processes. Huawei appreciates the licensee’s support for our R&D initiatives, which will help us continue to provide improved standards,” David adds.

Roy Kirsopp, Group CEO at EDMI, expresses that forging a licensing agreement with Huawei represents a key milestone for EDMI, and they look forward to using this collaboration to continue to bring new smart metering products and solutions to worldwide clients.