On April 17, it was reported that the struggle between Apple and Qualcomm had ended, as reported by major media, according to the foreign media Phonearena. The cooperation between the two companies may have some impact in the mobile field, but many people did not expect the impact to come so quickly. After Apple and Qualcomm reached a settlement agreement, Intel announced that it would withdraw from the smart phone 5G modem (baseband) business.

Intel issued a press release saying that it would continue to support their 4G modems, but cancelled the plan to develop 5G modems for smart phones, which was originally scheduled to be completed in 2020. Intel said it would still invest in 5G infrastructure and manufacture 5G modems for laptops and IoT devices.

Intel did not mention Apple or Qualcomm in its press release, but it is almost certain that it is no coincidence that Intel announced this news at this time. One of the terms of the settlement agreement between Apple and Qualcomm is that the two sides signed a six-year technology license agreement that allows iOS devices to use Qualcomm modems. Intel may be able to cooperate with Android phone manufacturers. In this case, Apple seems to suffer more?

The transaction between Apple and Qualcomm will not affect Intel's progress in the field of mobile processors, and the author does not want Intel to give up this business. Although Intel's performance in smart phone SoC is poor, they have improved in tablet computing to some extent. Intel has a long way to go to become a major player in the mobile market.

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