Intel Hints It Might Still Supply 5g Modems For The iPhone

July 9, 2018

Over the past few years, Apple has relied more heavily upon Intel as a supplier for LTE modems for the iPhone. This, of course, shouldnt come as much of a surprise given Apples penchant for sourcing components from different suppliers, not to mention Apples ongoing legal squabbles with Qualcomm over royalty payments.

While Intel still has an ongoing partnership with Apple, a report earlier this week relayed that the aforementioned partnership might be coming to an end sooner rather than later. Specifically, a report out of Israel alleged that Apple has opted not to source 5G modems from Intel for upcoming iPhone models. What’s more, the report alleged that Intel, as a result, stopped development of its 5G modem altogether.

Read more at Msn

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