January 3, 2005

Royalties worry small GSM phone makers

Small and medium-sized mobile phone makers in Korea face huge royalties for using technologies related to the Global System for Mobile communication, or GSM, standard, reports JoongAng Daily.

"The Ministry of Information and Technology confirmed yesterday that foreign mobile phone firms are demanding that these small companies pay for using core technology patents for GSM, which is the standard for mobile service in Europe."

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