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Business Combinations - Summary of Business Acquisitions Transactions (Detail) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
Cradlepoint [member] |  |
Disclosure Of Business Combinations [Line Items] |  |
Company | Cradlepoint |
Description | A US company providing Wireless WAN Edge 4G and 5G solutions for the enterprise market. |
Transaction date | Nov. 01, 2020 | Nov. 01, 2020
Genaker [member] |  |
Disclosure Of Business Combinations [Line Items] |  |
Company | Genaker |
Description | A Spain provider of Mission Critical Push-to-talk (MC-PTT) solutions. |
Transaction date | Mar. 01, 2020 |
ST-Ericsson [member] |  |
Disclosure Of Business Combinations [Line Items] |  |
Company | ST-Ericsson |
Description | The remaining shares were acquired in ST-Ericsson (previously a joint venture). |
Transaction date | Dec. 01, 2019 |
Kathrein [member] |  |
Disclosure Of Business Combinations [Line Items] |  |
Company | Kathrein |
Description | A German provider of antenna and filter technologies. |
Transaction date | Oct. 01, 2019 |
CSF [member] |  |
Disclosure Of Business Combinations [Line Items] |  |
Company | CSF |
Description | A US based company related to the iconectiv business. |
Transaction date | Aug. 01, 2021 |
Quortus [Member] |  |
Disclosure Of Business Combinations [Line Items] |  |
Company | Quortus |
Description | A UK based mobile core software company with expertise in enterprise 4G/5G technology. |
Transaction date | Nov. 01, 2021 |
Axonix [Member] |  |
Disclosure Of Business Combinations [Line Items] |  |
Company | Axonix |
Description | A UK based mobile-first programmatic advertising exchange. |
Transaction date | Mar. 01, 2021 |

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