{"id":92061,"date":"2019-04-16T23:45:25","date_gmt":"2019-04-16T23:45:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/articles\/19\/04\/16\/intel-exits-smartphone-modem-business-on-heels-of-apple-qualcomm-settlement"},"modified":"2019-04-16T23:45:25","modified_gmt":"2019-04-16T23:45:25","slug":"intel-exits-smartphone-modem-business-on-heels-of-apple-qualcomm-settlement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2019\/04\/16\/intel-exits-smartphone-modem-business-on-heels-of-apple-qualcomm-settlement\/","title":{"rendered":"Intel exits smartphone modem business on heels of Apple-Qualcomm settlement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- font size selector, BEGIN --> <span class=\"cfix\">&nbsp;<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"gray small byline\"> By <a href=\"https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#94f9fdfff1edf7f5f9e4f6f1f8f8d4f3f9f5fdf8baf7fbf9\">Mikey Campbell<\/a> <br \/><span class=\"gray\">Tuesday, April 16, 2019, 04:45 pm PT (07:45 pm ET)<\/span> <\/p>\n<p> <span><span class=\"article-leader\">Apple supplier Intel on Tuesday announced plans to exit the 5G smartphone modem business, with the decision arriving on the heels of a settlement reached in the wide sprawling Apple v. Qualcomm legal battle. <br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<div class=\"article-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/intel-exits-smartphone-modem-business-on-heels-of-apple-qualcomm-settlement.jpg\" alt=\"Intel\" height=\"371\" class=\"lazy\" data-original=\"http:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/intel-exits-smartphone-modem-business-on-heels-of-apple-qualcomm-settlement-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/intel-exits-smartphone-modem-business-on-heels-of-apple-qualcomm-settlement-1.jpg\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"minor2 small gray\"><\/span><\/div>\n<p>The news was announced in a brief <a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.intel.com\/news-releases\/intel-modem-statement\/\">press release<\/a> posted to Intel&#8217;s website. <\/p>\n<p>Along with a withdrawal from 5G modem development, the chipmaker will assess potential opportunities to integrate 4G and 5G modems in PCs, internet of things devices and other data-centric devices, the company said. Intel also expects to continue work in 5G network infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are very excited about the opportunity in 5G and the cloudification&#8217; of the network, but in the smartphone modem business it has become apparent that there is no clear path to profitability and positive returns,&#8221; said Intel CEO Bob Swan. &#8220;5G continues to be a strategic priority across Intel, and our team has developed a valuable portfolio of wireless products and intellectual property. We are assessing our options to realize the value we have created, including the opportunities in a wide variety of data-centric platforms and devices in a 5G world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The announcement comes after Apple and Qualcomm reached a <a href=\"https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/articles\/19\/04\/16\/apple-qualcomm-reach-deal-to-end-no-license-no-chips-trial\">surprise settlement<\/a> in a long-running legal war over patent licensing and royalties. Revealed earlier today, the settlement allows Qualcomm to once again enter Apple&#8217;s iPhone supply chain, presenting a competitor to Intel&#8217;s 5G solution. <\/p>\n<p>Prior to the Qualcomm agreement, Apple was solely reliant on Intel baseband chips for its mobile products, including its flagship iPhone lineup. <\/p>\n<p><em>Developing<\/em><\/p>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; By Mikey Campbell Tuesday, April 16, 2019, 04:45 pm PT (07:45 pm ET) Apple supplier Intel on Tuesday announced plans to exit the 5G smartphone modem business, with the decision arriving on the heels of a settlement reached in the wide sprawling Apple v. Qualcomm legal battle. 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