Qualcomm working to deliver 5G iPhone 'as fast as we can'

Qualcomm President Cristiano Amon on Wednesday said the chipmaker is hard at work on a 5G modem solution for Apple's iPhone, the first major project in a renewed partnership the companies struck in April.

AppleInsider Staff 6 years ago 20

Apple expects to sell over 100M 5G iPhones in 2020

An unconfirmed report in Digitimes claims that Apple is advising its suppliers that it will be producing in excess of 100 million of the next iPhone, a rise of around a fifth over 2019's estimates.

William Gallagher 6 years ago 21

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Apple privacy, Qualcomm & iPhone 5G, Facebook and more on the AppleInsider Podcast

Victor Marks 6 years ago 0

Editorial: Samsung's new Exynos 990 isn't fast enough to maintain its custom M core

Samsung just introduced its latest Exynos 990, destined to power certain versions of its most premium Galaxy S11 flagship next spring. What's most interesting about the new chip how little attention Samsung paid to its CPU performance, a race where it's losing so badly that it appears to be throwing in the towel on its custom M core efforts entirely.

Daniel Eran Dilger 6 years ago 20

Editorial: Why the Apple A13 Bionic blows past Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus

It is no great surprise that Apple's iPhone 11 A13 Bionic chip continues to tromp Qualcomm's fastest mobile CPU, the Snapdragon 855 Plus. The slower non-Plus variant of that chip is used in many premium Androids including most of Samsung's Galaxy S10 models as well as Google's Pixel 4. What's more interesting is why Apple is ahead, and what it means for future generations of technology.

Daniel Eran Dilger 6 years ago 76

Apple reportedly aims to integrate own 5G modem in iPhone by 2022

Apple has reportedly set an aggressive 2022 deadline to develop an in-house cellular modem for use in iPhone and iPad, a project that could lead to baseband module integration in the company's system-on-chip designs by 2023.

Mikey Campbell 6 years ago 31

Qualcomm can maintain licensing tactics pending appeal, court says

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Friday granted Qualcomm's request to stay enforcement of an antitrust ruling handed down in May, allowing the chipmaker to continue what was deemed to be anticompetitive business practices.

Mikey Campbell 6 years ago 11

Apple's own 5G iPhone modem could arrive as soon as 2021

Apple is working to have an internally-designed 5G modem ready by 2021 — a year ahead of prior rumors, according to one report.

Roger Fingas 6 years ago 19

How Apple's $1 billion Intel modem purchase happened

The swift change in fortunes for Intel's modem business in the months following Qualcomm's settlement with Apple may have taken some by surprise, but the processor producer has gone through quite the journey in the process. AppleInsider details how Intel's modem arm prospered then became an acquisition target.

Malcolm Owen 6 years ago 21

Apple buys Intel modem business in $1B deal

Apple has signed a deal to acquire the majority of Intel's cellular modem patents, intellectual property and key personnel in a deal valued at $1 billion, furthering the tech giant's plans to take ownership of iPhone's communications stack.

Mike Wuerthele 6 years ago 62

Apple, other tech firms petition FCC for short-range 6GHz Wi-Fi tethering

Apple is among several major U.S. tech firms petitioning the Federal Communications Commission to approve a limited form of 6-gigahertz Wi-Fi, spectrum also in demand with the cellular and utility industries.

Roger Fingas 6 years ago 5

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Hackintosh vs Mac Pro, 2019 iPhone dummy models, and more on the AppleInsider Podcast

Victor Marks 6 years ago 3

Raymond James upgrades Apple stock to $250 on 2020 iPhone promise

Apple's use of a 5G modem in the 2020 iPhone could trigger high sales for the smartphone generation, Raymond James suggested while upgrading their rating of Apple shares, but the firm is still concerned the 2019 cycle will be "the weakest in years."

Malcolm Owen 6 years ago 44

Qualcomm may face second EU antitrust fine over price fight with Icera

Already coping with a $1.1 billion ruling from 2018, Apple modem supplier Qualcomm is reportedly facing a second fine from the European Commission — this time over its price war with Icera, later absorbed into Nvidia.

Roger Fingas 6 years ago 6

DOJ asks appeals court to pause enforcement of Qualcomm antitrust ruling

The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday asked a federal appeals court to temporarily halt enforcement of an antitrust ruling against Qualcomm, citing the necessity of the company in 5G networking, and support from both the Energy Department and Defense Department.

Roger Fingas 6 years ago 16

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