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2018 iPhones to use Intel modems as Apple shuns Qualcomm

Posted February 5, 2018 | Intel | iPhone | Mac | modem | News | Qualcomm | Top stories


This year’s iPhone lineup could be Qualcomm-free.
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This year’s iPhone lineup will rely exclusively on Intel modems, according to one reliable analyst. Apple has been buying modems from Qualcomm, but it seems the chip maker is being shunned in light of a series of recent lawsuits.

Apple first sued Qualcomm in January 2017, alleging the company owed $1 billion in rebates. Apple then decided to withhold royalty payments for the Qualcomm modems it was using. Qualcomm followed with a series of lawsuits of its own.

Qualcomm even tried to get the iPhone banned in China, then sought another ban last November in an effort to block iPhone X imports into the U.S. As all of this has played out, Apple has reportedly been on the hunt for another modem supplier.

Apple enlists Intel

Reliable KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo now claims Apple has found that in Intel.

“We expect Intel to be the exclusive supplier of baseband chip for 2H18 new iPhone models, while Qualcomm may not have a share of the orders at all,” reads Kuo’s note to investors, which was obtained by MacRumors.

It was previously rumored that Intel could supply 70 percent of modems for this year’s iPhone lineup, while Qualcomm would continue to make up the difference. It now seems as though Qualcomm’s legal spat with Apple has resulted in the loss of its iPhone business entirely.

Intel’s most recent modem, the XMM7560, is its first to meet Apple’s needs. Unlike previous offerings, it supports both GSM and CDMA networks, allowing connectivity across all major carriers in the U.S. and in most other markets around the world.

Kuo also promises substantially faster LTE speeds from Apple’s next-generation handsets. The XMM7560 boasts 4×4 MIMO technology, an upgrade over the 2×2 MIMO offered by iPhone 8 and iPhone X.

“Kuo added that it’s too early to tell if Intel will be able to maintain its position of exclusivity in the future,” MacRumors continues. “He adds that Apple may give orders to Qualcomm again in exchange for concessions in the ongoing lawsuit between the two companies.”

Kuo expects Qualcomm to chase Chinese smartphone manufacturers to make up its lost orders.



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