Bullboard - Stock Discussion Forum Quarterhill Inc T.QTRH

Alternate Symbol(s): T.QTRH.DB | QTRHF

Quarterhill Inc. is a Canada-based company, which is engaged in providing tolling and enforcement solutions in the Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) industry. The Company provides end-to-end mobility systems to some of the tolling authorities in the United States, including in Texas, California and Illinois through Electronic Transaction Consultants, LLC (ETC). ETC’s core products... see more

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Quarterhill Inc > Blackberry Patent Sale

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Post by whaler83 on Nov 18, 2020 7:08am

Blackberry Patent Sale

BlackBerry looks to sell majority of its patents as it refocuses. Interesting

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Comment by wilander on Nov 18, 2020 8:13am

I sincerely hope we are not looking at them. Expanding our footprint in the IRD world should be the next step.

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Comment by 100mill on Nov 18, 2020 9:03am

Wilander, if there's patents that Quarterhill can monetize and buy at the right price, I have no issue with them making a purchase. If you're in the patent business, you need to keep the pipeline filled up. This is important even if Quarterhill decides to sell Wilan at some point in the future since it will factor into Wilan's selling price..

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Comment by wilander on Nov 18, 2020 9:10am

If the goal is to add value, to then sell Wilan, fine. But if Quarterhill wants to better itself and grow as they have stated, money should go to IRD related ventures. Part of the problem with Quarterhill is we arent seeing that growth they talk about and a HUGE chunk of cash into more patents would not be who they say they want to now be. If they do, sell IRD, change the name back to ...more

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Comment by 100mill on Nov 18, 2020 9:47am

Wilander, I agree that the bulk of Quarterhill's cash should go to growing IRD. However, that doesn't mean that you don't grow the Wilan side of the business if the right opportunity comes along. A number of patent companies have shrivelled up and died by not maintaining their pipeline. Wilan has been one of the few successful patent companies because they have constantly added high ...more

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Comment by wilander on Nov 18, 2020 9:56am

I agree. But the cost for BB patents will be huge. Way too much for us to be going for.

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Comment by cabbieJBJ on Nov 18, 2020 11:01am

QTRH needs to keep filling the IP pipeline until they decide to exit the segment and sell the sub, if it ever comes to that. Until then, Wilan is the banker for ITS acquisitions and IRD growth.

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Comment by Mrguillaume on Nov 18, 2020 11:52am

ITS / IRD would fit nicely into Blackberry's transportation segment - BB Radar. I wonder if Quarterhill could return to a pure IP play and swap assets with BB.

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