Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Intel Giving Up On 5G Explains Apple's Sudden Qualcomm Settlement

What's that old saying about hindsight being 20/20.

In a move that accompanies today's shocking settlement between Apple and Qualcomm, Intel has suddenly announced it's not even going to try building 5G modems for smartphones. Apple had attempted to replace Qualcomm as a supplier for its modem chips with Intel, but reported issues with implementing 5G tech were a reason it's not expected to appear in an iPhone this year.