A German court has ruled that Amazon is using Nokia's patented video technologies without a licence, the Finnish network equipment maker and telecommunications patent holder said on Friday.

A German court ruled that Amazon.com is using Nokia’s patented technology without a license, the Finnish telecommunications equipment vendor said Friday.“The Munich Regional Court in Germany has ruled that Amazon is using Nokia’s patented video-related technologies in its end user streaming devices and is selling them illegally without a license,

A German court ruled that Nokia Oyj can stop Amazon.com Inc. from selling some of its Fire TV Stick products in Germany after the US company lost a patent case.

Vodafone Idea Ltd. has signed a $3.6 billion contract with companies including Nokia Oyj for the supply of equipment to the Indian phone carrier for a planned upgrade of its network.

Vodafone Idea's shares rose 8.3% after announcing $3.6 billion deals with Nokia, Ericsson, and Samsung for telecom equipment over three years. This marks the first step in their Rs 55,000 crore capex plan to expand 4G coverage and launch 5G in key markets.

The deal is the first step towards Vi's three-year capex plan of $6.6 billion, and is aimed at expanding Vi's 4G population coverage from 1.03 bn to 1.2 bn