But that threat has now been withdrawn by Nokia. As the company believes that ETSI has taken steps to address its original concerns over the standardization process, it is now prepared to license any patents that are essential to implement the standard on FRAND terms, according to a statement.

However, Nokia is unsurprisingly not happy with the outcome.

The selected nano-SIM proposal is technically inferior and not suitable for a number of applications, and Nokia believes that the existing micro-SIM (3FF) will continue to be a preferred option for many manufacturers and devices, it said.

When nano-SIM cards enter production, their smaller size will free up room inside phones for additional memory and larger batteries, helping phone vendors create thinner devices, according to Giesecke & Devrient.