Intel to supply 100% of 5g modems to apple by 2019

Apple expects Intel to supply 100% of the 5G modem chips for next year's iPhone devices. As for this year 2018, those from Cupertino will use 70% of Intel chips and 30% of Qualcomm, the other largest in the sector.

Intel to become Apple's largest partner with 5G technology

Apple's relationship with Qualcomm has become increasingly controversial over the past two years, amid a legal dispute over patent license fees, paid to Qualcomm for being the providers of those in Cupertino. With all this controversy, the iPhone maker seems ready to completely remove Qualcomm modems from its terminals.

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Intel was hoping to provide an even higher percentage of 70% of modems in new iPhones this fall, but 2018 is the first year that Intel will manufacture its own modem chips using its 14-nanometer process. Given that technological transition, Apple is apparently waiting to see how well Intel meets this year's demand, if Intel doesn't deliver enough, Qualcomm will make up for it with more than the 30% contribution it already plans to provide.

There is also a chance that Intel can produce enough chips on time and get over 70% planned quota. Something that is complicated, since the performance rates of the modem chip are not those expected by Intel, since just over half of the chips produced are functional.

Intel engineers are confident they can eliminate errors, and increase throughput rates before production accelerates in June and July. For Intel, the modem business for Apple is very valuable, because the volumes are very high.

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