#iphone modems

Qualcomm will supply Apple with 5G modems at least through 2027 Apple’s in-house modem project has encountered significant hurdles, including performance issues and overheating. As a result, the company has been compelled to delay the modem’s launch until at least next year. The rollout will be phased, beginning with limited product models and extending over several years. Reflecting this…

Apple will be using its own 5G modem chips for its 2024 iPhones, current modem supplier Qualcomm’s CEO Cristiano Amon believes. Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X65 5G 10Gbps modem Jenni Reid for CNBC: “We’re making no plans for 2024, my planning assumption is we’re not providing [Apple] a modem in ’24, but it’s their decision to make,” Cristiano Amon told CNBC at the Mobile World Congress in…

Qualcomm accuses EU of pro-Apple ‘bias’ in $1.2 billion court fight

Qualcomm accused European Union investigators of being “biased” towards Apple when they ordered a 997 million-euro (US$1.2 billion) antitrust fine for allegedly pressuring the iPhone maker to only buy its 4G chips. Stephanie Bodoni for Bloomberg: The European Commission “engaged in a biased investigation” and allowed Apple to “dictate the evidence, narrative and conclusions,” Miguel Rato, a…

Qualcomm President: Top priority is launching Apple’s 5G iPhone ASAP

Qualcomm really wants to sell Apple as many 5G modems as they can before time runs out when Apple-designed modems take over.

Juli Clover for MacRumors:

Apple and Qualcomm are working to launch a new 5G iPhone as fast as possible, Qualcomm President Cristiano Amon said at Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Tech Summit this week… The main goal of Qualcomm’s renewed relationship with Apple is to get the iPhone…

Apple reportedly shelves ‘Walkie-Talkie’ feature allowing iPhone-to-iPhone communication sans Wi-Fi or cellular

According to The Information, Apple has shelved a “walkie-talkie” feature that would’ve allowed iPhone users to communicate with each other in areas without cellular coverage, such as while skiing or hiking.

Joe Rossignol for MacRumors:

The report claims Apple was working with Intel on the project, which supposedly would have enabled iPhone users to send messages directly to other iPhone users…

U.S. FTC: Evidence is ‘overwhelming’ that Qualcomm engaged in exclusionary, anticompetitive conduct

[cfsp key=”getamac.jpg”]”The Federal Trade Commission yesterday said that the evidence against Qualcomm in the antitrust trial was ‘overwhelming,'” Ben Lovejoy reports for 9to5Mac. “It argued that the chipmaker used unfair practices to stifle competition and benefit from an effective monopoly of chips needed by Apple and other smartphone makers.”

The Wall Street Journal reports:

In closing…

Leaked emails reveal new reason why Apple went to war with Qualcomm

[cfsp key=”getamac.jpg”]”When Apple Inc. executive Jeff Williams told a courtroom that Qualcomm Inc. cut off chip supply for iPhones, it was compelling testimony in the Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust case against the semiconductor company,” Ian King and Mark Gurman report for Bloomberg.

“The FTC argues that Qualcomm won’t sell chips if customers don’t also pay hefty licensing fees. But a…

Apple, Intel persuade U.S. Patent Office to enter Qualcomm fight

[cfsp key=”getamac.jpg”]”The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has decided to wade into a global licensing battle between Apple Inc. and Qualcomm Inc., with billions of dollars at stake,” Susan Decker and Christopher Yasiejko report for Bloomberg.

“The Patent Trial and Appeal Board agreed to consider the validity of two Qualcomm patents, according to notices posted on its electronic docket…