On July 15, 2024, OPPO announced the signing of a global cooperation agreement with Ericsson. The agreement includes global patent cross-license, technical cooperation, market expansion and other collaborations. The global cross license covers standard-essential patents (SEPs) related to cellular communication technologies, including 5G.

As one of the major holders of 5G SEPs and a global leader in smart device innovation, OPPO is both an innovator and implementer of technology standards. OPPO actively promotes the implementation and application of technology standards across the industry. At present, OPPO has filed over 6,200 families of global patent applications for 5G communication standards across more than 40 countries and regions. It has declared over 3,700 5G families to the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) and submitted more than 12,000 standard documents to the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP). According to the "Global 5G Standard-Essential Patents and Standard Proposal Study Report (2023)" by the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT) and the "Global 5G Standard-Essential Patent Strength Report" published by IPlytics in October 2023, OPPO ranks among the top globally in 5G SEP strength.

From OPPO official website

July 15th, 2024