Apple is "involved" in talks with Intel for the next generation 5G modem development for future iPhone models. Specifically, Apple engineers have had "limited" conversations with Qualcomm engineers about the development of the 5G modem.
The report published by Fast Company details that Apple is heavily leaning toward using Intel's 5G band in future iPhones. This is because engineers at the Cupertino company believe that Intel's 5G modem will better fit your requirements for future iPhones. In fact, Qualcomm's 5G modem has more specialized carrier features that many believe won't be embraced by carriers with 5G.
Incidentally, Intel recently announced that it has successfully completed a full end-to-end 5G call over its own 5G modem, which is a 'key milestone in its development'. The chip maker has thousands of engineers working in its 5G modem with its main objective is to secure a victory to supply a 5G modem for future iPhones.
Also keep in mind that Apple is locked in a multi-million dollar legal battle against Qualcomm for its unfair business practices. The company even got its supply chain partners to stop paying fees to Qualcomm to put pressure on him. It is because of this strained relationship that Apple is working closely with Intel as it wants to reduce its dependence on Qualcomm.
As for Intel, desperate to advance in the smartphone market after multiple unsuccessful attempts, so you're ready to customize your chips according to Apple's requirements. The two companies are working together to create an SoC that features an integrated Intel modem. It would be co-designed by Apple and Intel and would be manufactured at the latter's facilities.
“The ultimate goal, sources report, is to develop Intel's modem into an integrated system-on-a-chip (SoC) that would contain the CPU, GPU, and other components for the iPhone. The SoC system would be designed by Intel in collaboration with Apple and would be manufactured in an Intel facility. "
An iPhone with a 5G modem would be able to offer gigabit download speeds and lower latency among a host of other improvements. Nevertheless, the road to 5G is still very rocky and it requires a lot of R&D and investment by smartphone operators and manufacturers. Even, in the best of cases, we still have a couple of years to go so that 5G smartphones and the network go live in a considerable market share.
The company that Tim Cook runs, in fact, you already have the necessary permissions to work and test these new networks by the Federal Communications Commission of the United States last summer, last July. Telephone operators, such as T-Mobile, want to make 5G a reality before the rest of the competition companies, in order to offer better bandwidth to their users and open to companies a new amalgam of services to offer to the customer .
After the GPS, GPRS, 2G, 3G and the current 4G, the future of mobile telephony goes through this new technology, a technology that we could already see at the past Mobile World Congress. Although it is a matter of time, we will soon enjoy even faster connections.
In our country, Orange, one of the most powerful telecommunications companies in the Spanish network, has already got down to work and has been carrying out the first trials, with the help of Ericcson, to make 5G technology a reality sooner rather than later in Spanish territory. Nothing is clear yet, but even the Government has brought it to light and has several proposals on the table to regulate the market.