Kuo: Apple could complete 5G modem development by 2022 or 2023
Apple could do without Qualcomm’s wireless modems in iPhones as soon as 2022, a reliable analyst has it.
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Apple reportedly in talks to buy a ‘key part’ of Intel’s smartphone modem business
Apple is rumored to be in talks with Intel to buy a “key part” of the company’s smartphone modem business.
Qualcomm got $4.7 billion as part of its legal settlement with Apple
The iPhone maker Apple and the chip maker Qualcomm have recently settled their long-running intellectual-property quarrel over cellular technologies, which includes a payment from the former to the latter, and we now have our first look at the size of the legal agreement.
Kuo: 5G iPhone coming in 2020 with modems dual-sourced from Qualcomm and Samsung
In order to mitigate risk and improve its bargaining power with suppliers, Apple will purchase some of the 5G modems for its 2020 iPhone from rival Samsung, too.
Apple estimated to have paid up to $6 billion in Qualcomm settlement
Apple’s recently-announced settlement with Qualcomm didn’t come cheap, according to UBS analyst Timothy Arcuri. In a research note released Thursday, Arcuri said the iPhone-maker likely paid between $5 and $6 billion to put a stop to the bevy of legal battles between the two companies.
Intel announces exit from 5G smartphone modem business
Hot on the heels of the settlement news between Apple and Qualcomm, Intel has announced that it is exiting the 5G smartphone modem business. In a press release late Tuesday afternoon, the company said it sees “no clear path to profitability” in the space.
Apple and Qualcomm reach deal to drop all litigation
Apple and Qualcomm have reached a settlement in their ongoing royalty dispute. The two companies issued a press release Tuesday afternoon, stating that they will drop all litigation and enter a six-year licensing agreement, effective as of the beginning of this month.
Apple halts sales of iPhone 7 & 8 models in Germany following Qualcomm’s patent case
Following the iPhone injunction that Qualcomm secured in Germany, Apple’s pulled the iPhone 7 and iPhone 8 models from its own stores and third-party resellers in the country.
Qualcomm posts $1.5 billion in security bonds to enforce iPhone sales ban in Germany
The chip maker might be prepping to extend iPhone sales ban to the latest XS and XR models while prohibiting sales of the Apple handset at German carriers and third-party resellers.
Apple to stop selling iPhone 7 and 8 in Germany as Qualcomm secures another sales ban
After a German court concluded that Apple is in violation of a Qualcomm hardware patent, Apple said it would pull some iPhone models from its own stores in the country.
Apple confirms iOS 12.1.2 circumvents Qualcomm patents in China
Apple’s acknowledged that the iPhone-exclusive iOS 12.1.2 software update has indeed circumvented a pair of Qualcomm patents, despite Qualcomm’s claims to the contrary.
Qualcomm claims Apple’s most recent iOS 12.1.2 update hasn’t circumvented its patents
Qualcomm claims that the Cupertino tech giant “continues to flout the legal” by remaining in violation of a Chinese court’s orders to stop selling iPhones 6s through iPhone X.
