Apple's acquisition of Intel's smartphone modem business

Yesterday, Intel and Apple signed an agreement, most of the smart phone modem on Apple's acquisition of Intel's business. The acquisition will be approximately 2,200 Intel employees will join Apple, Apple also acquired IP and devices from Intel in the hands.

Intel said it will not withdraw completely modern business, you can still develop PC modems, networking equipment, automatic vehicle and anything that is not a smart phone thing. Intel Chief Executive Officer Bob Swan said:

This acquisition allows us to focus on the development of 5G network technology, while preserving the key intellectual property rights and modern technology to create our team.

The acquisition means that Apple is producing its own 5G modem for smart phones, without having to rely on Qualcomm (Qualcomm) provides hardware, Qualcomm is a leading supplier of smart phone modem. Reality shows, modern technology in Intel's history has lagged behind Qualcomm (Qualcomm). When the two companies Apple uses a modem on iphone X, has been reported, although some of Qualcomm's modem is disabled, but Qualcomm's hardware offers higher speeds than Intel's.

In the past, Apple has accused high fees charged disproportionately high pass in the patent royalties. Johny Srouji Apple's vice president of hardware technology, said:

The acquisition will help us accelerate the development of future products, and to further differentiate Apple's future products. Our partnership with Intel for many years, and knows the team with Apple, keen to design technology to provide users with the world's best experience.

Develop their own modems may give Apple a huge advantage. Enabling the company to develop at their own pace of modern technology, to better combine these modems with their products, and develop new features that make it unique device. This is the strategy of Apple in the smartphone and tablet processors adopted, it brought some progress to make chips ahead of the industry. 

According to reports, Apple has developed its own modem has been for some time, in December last year, the company has developed its own network hardware in Santa Clara and San Diego office. According to the Wall Street Journal reported that Apple talks on its acquisition of Intel modern business commenced last summer. Analysts say the intellectual property it acquired from Intel will be critical to this effort.

The acquisition is valued at $ 1 billion, it is expected to be completed by the end of this year.

来源：The Verge