Modem
Qualcomm just shot over a brief note this morning, announcing that the company has signed an extended agreement with Apple to supply 5G modem-RF chips for their smartphones and other products that will be released in 2024, 2025, and 2026. The unusual Apple-related announcement, notably coming from a vendor rather than the tech juggernaut itself, underscores the cold-but-necessary relationship between Apple and Qualcomm: Apple has made it no secret that the company wants to develop their own modems and end their reliance on Qualcomm. But with this latest deal, they are clearly not there yet. Which means that, at least for the next few years, Qualcomm's Snapdragon modems are going to remain a core part of Apple’s mobile product lineup. The timing of this announcement...
US Appeals Court Reverses Antitrust Ruling in FTC vs Qualcomm
It’s been over three years since the United States FTC had charged Qualcomm with antitrust violations over cellular modem patents and business practices. That suit ultimately received a ruling...
23 by Andrei Frumusanu on 8/11/2020
MediaTek Announces T700 5G Modem Powering Intel PCs Successfully Certified
Last year, Intel and MediaTek had announced a partnership with the goal of developing a 5G modem that would be used in future next-generation PC platforms. The move followed...
15 by Andrei Frumusanu on 8/6/2020
Qualcomm’s New 3rd Generation Snapdragon X60 5G Modem, Built on 5nm
To date Qualcomm has promoted two key standalone 5G modems for widespread adoption: the Snapdragon X50 and the Snapdragon X55. Today the company is disclosing details on its upcoming...
50 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 2/18/2020
Intel and MediaTek Announce Partnership To Bring 5G Modems to PCs
Today Intel has announced they’ve entered a partnership with MediaTek with the goal of “development, certification and support of 5G modem solutions” for next generation PC platforms. The announcement...
15 by Andrei Frumusanu on 11/25/2019
European Commission Fines Qualcomm €242m For Anti-trust Violations
Today the European Commission has concluded a 4 year long antitrust investigation into anti-competitive business behaviour of Qualcomm against other players in the market, and has fined the company...
29 by Andrei Frumusanu on 7/18/2019
Apple and Qualcomm Bury the Hatchet; Sign New Patent and Chip Supply Agreements
Putting an end to one of the most intense high tech legal battles in recent memory, this afternoon Apple and Qualcomm announced that the two firms were burying the...
14 by Ryan Smith on 4/16/2019
Intel Exits 5G Smartphone Modem Market; Other Client Modem Businesses to Be Reviewed
With today’s announcement out of Apple and Qualcomm that the two fierce rivals have buried the hatchet for good, the situation immediately put into question the fate of Intel’s...
28 by Ryan Smith on 4/16/2019
Huawei: No Communication with Apple About 5G Modems
One of the most recent rumors swirling the technosphere has been who is going to be sourcing the modems for Apple’s first generation of 5G smartphones. Despite the fact...
9 by Ian Cutress on 4/16/2019
Sizing Up The 5G Modem Market: Qualcomm, Intel, Huawei, Samsung, UniSOC, and Mediatek
It will be very difficult to look at mobile connectivity news in 2019 and not see buzzwords like ‘5G’ being used everywhere. Everyone wants to talk big about 5G...
56 by Ian Cutress on 3/5/2019
Pictured: Intel and Qualcomm to offer 5G Modules for M.2 Slots
Last week we reported on Fibocom, an Intel partner, had announced a new M.2 module featuring the Intel XMM8160 5G modem to be used in CPEs as well as...
21 by Ian Cutress on 3/4/2019-page-008_carousel.jpg)
Intel and Fibocom to Co-Develop a 5G M.2 Module for System Integration
Fibocom Wireless is a company that has won investment from Intel Capital and develops wireless modules as well as communication solutions. As part of the Mobile World Congress event...
1 by Ian Cutress on 2/25/2019
Qualcomm Announces X55 Modem: 5G Multi-mode & New Advanced ICs
It's been an eventful few months for Qualcomm – back in December the company had unveiled the first reference designs of the Snapdragon 855 and demonstrated integration with the...
20 by Andrei Frumusanu on 2/19/2019
The Verizon and AT&T 5G Setups at Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Summit
My inbox has been awash with emails regarding 5G ‘firsts’ this past year. Every time a company seems to demonstrate the smallest new ‘first’, such as mmWave through an...
3 by Ian Cutress on 12/10/2018
Apple Found To Infringe On 1 Qualcomm Patent; US ITC Will Not Ban iPhone Imports
A bit over a year ago, Qualcomm started the process of suing Apple at the US International Trade Commission (ITC) over alleged patent infringement. At the time, Apple was...
31 by Ryan Smith on 9/28/2018
Samsung Releases Exynos Modem 5100 - First Multi-Mode 5G Modem
Today Samsung announced its new Exynos Modem 5100 – what it claims to be the industry’s first multi-mode 5G modem. While over the last few months, and years, we’ve heard...
18 by Andrei Frumusanu on 8/15/2018
Motorola Enables 5G: A Moto Mod for the z3
The concept of modular phones has gone from non-existent, to completely modular everything, and back again. The more you can embed into a phone at once, the slimmer the...
13 by Ian Cutress on 8/6/2018
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