LG Electronics (LGE) has formulated a new worldwide patent license to make single- or multi-mode devices that use 3G, 4G/LTE, 5G or all of these. Under this new agreement, LG can now develop and sell these components based on the chipmaker's technology. Qualcomm has also recently achieves a 5G milestone in Japan in conjunction with Fujitsu.
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