Sisvel is committed to offer licenses under the DSL Patents on fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory terms to all the companies purchasing, making, having made, using, selling, importing products or providing services, which make use of the DSL technology, under the following Royalty Rates.
Royalty Rates based on Subscriptions (offered only to Providers of DSL services):
| Volume (Subscribers per calendar year) | Royalty rate per Subscribers per year |
|---|---|
| From 1 to 1.000.000 | $ 0,40 |
| From 1.000.001 to 5.000.000 | $ 0,30 |
| 5.000.001 and above | $ 0,20 |
Royalty Rates on DSL CPEs*:
| Volume (Units per calendar year) | Royalty Rate per Unit |
|---|---|
| From 1 to 1.000.000 | $ 0,50 |
| From 1.000.001 to 5.000.000 | $ 0,375 |
| From 5.000.001 to 10.000.000 units | $ 0,25 |
| 10.000.001 units and above | $ 0,20 |
Royalty Rates on DSL Telecommunications Equipment**:
| Volume (Ports per calendar year) | Royalty Rate per Port |
|---|---|
| From 1 to 1.000.000 ports | $ 1,40 |
| From 1.000.001 to 5.000.000 ports | $ 1,05 |
| From 5.000.001 to 10.000.000 ports | $ 0,70 |
| 10.000.001 ports and above | $ 0,56 |
Please find under the following link a further explanation how these rates are calculated and fit into the framework of FRAND requirements:
*“CPE” shall mean equipment employed on the premises of a person (other than a carrier) to originate, route, or terminate telecommunications but [it] does not include equipment used to multiplex, maintain, or terminate access lines; Examples of CPE are transceivers, modems and routers.
**”Telecommunications Equipment” shall mean any equipment, other than customer premises equipment, used by a carrier to provide telecommunications services. Examples of Telecommunications Equipment are Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexers (“DSLAMs”).