[TechWeb] July 5, according to foreign media reports, Apple 5G modem self-development is no longer a secret, it has won over an important project engineer Intel 5G Uma according to Karl Addis coffee in February of this year, last month, there have been news Apple intends to acquire Germany Intel modem sector in order to accelerate the process of self-study.
Although Apple intends to self-study 5G modem, to reduce dependence on external suppliers, but analysts view, Apple 5G self-development of modem short time is difficult to launch, the earliest launch in 2022 or 2023.
The analysts also expect the 5G has begun commercial, Huawei, Samsung and other manufacturers have launched 5G case of smart phones, Apple 5G iPhone will be launched in the next year, which means that Apple's first 5G iPhone will miss the self-development modems, modem will use Qualcomm.
Apple and Qualcomm chip has been reached on April 16 this year legal battle because the two sides had disputes arising from patent licensing fees settlement was also reached up to six years plus a two-year extension options patent licensing agreement, also reached many years supply agreement, Apple can also get 5G Qualcomm modem in the coming years.
But analysts expect Apple and Qualcomm settlement agreement reached earlier, possibly including high-leading Apple 5G baseband chip to provide some source code to help Apple related research and development.