Intel closes two sites in Germany, 450 employees are affected

In the middle of this year we learned that Intel was leaving its 5G modem business for the smartphone market and that it would focus its efforts on 5G for desktop computers. All this was due to the fact that Apple reached an agreement with Qualcomm to manufacture these modems for future iPhones, something that left Intel very badly off. Also, Apple bought this division from the silicon giant.

Intel closes two German sites that made 5G modems

The consequences of this decision are being seen today, Intel will close two German headquarters at the end of the year as a result of the company's departure from the 5G modem space for smartphones, which will cause the loss of 450 employees.

The Nuremberg shutdown affects about 250 people, with another 200 in Duisberg, Heise wrote based on information from corporate circles. Intel confirmed the shutdown and said it would support affected employees.

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The company developed modem chips and smartphone software on-site and also contributed to the company's patent portfolio. The sale of Intel's 5G smartphone modem division to Apple was recently completed.

The shutdown of the sites by Intel is not a surprise. In October, Intel said Apple was only going to take its sites in Munich and not Nuremberg and Duisberg, according to Heise . Apple would have offered top employees a move to Munich, but few would have accepted it because of the distance.

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