A war over patent fees rages between Applewith Samsung for quite some time now and its end is still in sight, at least according to some experts. Although it has looked quite promising several times in recent months and some observers thought that these two technology giants couldonec after all, they will agree and reconcile in their own way, all hopes have always been dashed. This is also why many analysts were convinced that Apple completely cut off from Qualcomm and equip its iPhones this year only with LTE modems from competitor Intel. However, there is a catch to this plan, according to the latest information.
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According to a source familiar with the plans Applu, this year apple company componewill use Qualcomm's modems for its iPhones. However, there will be significantly fewer of them compared to previous years. The majority of modems will be supplied by rival Intel, which is reportedly facing certain production obstacles that prevent production from being as intensive as expected. Intel will thus be able to supply the apple company with around 70% of modems, leaving rival Qualcomm with "only" thirty percent. However, these numbers may of course change significantly. Apple because, of course, he hopes that Intel will be able to "pump up" production and use as few modems as possible from Qualcomm in its iPhones.
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Today's report on the delivery of modems more or less copies the claims of analyst Ming-Chi Kuo from the last months of last year. He was also ready to do so Apple completely broke away from Qualcomm, skeptical and claimed that roughly 30% of modems will be manufactured by Qualcomm again. However, it is quite interesting that the report does not mention another possible manufacturer that should have helped Intel with modems - MediaTek. It is therefore difficult to say whether production problems affected him as well or whether the source simply does not have enough information about him.
