Sanctions-hit Huawei demands royalties from Japanese companies

Chinese telecom giant seeks new revenue to offset sales decline

China's Huawei to trying to forge a path forward amid U.S. sanctions that have effectively cut access to American technology.

TAKAHIRO SHIBUYA, Nikkei senior staff writer

June 18, 2023 01:20 JST

TOKYO -- Huawei Technologies is seeking licensing fees from roughly 30 small to midsize Japanese companies for the use of patented technology, Nikkei has learned, signaling the sanctions-hit Chinese telecommunication giant's growing reliance on such revenue.

A source at Huawei's Japan unit revealed that "talks are currently underway with about 30 Japanese telecom-related companies." The telecom manufacturer is believed to be stepping up royalty collection in Southeast Asia as well.