Apple’s Settlement With Qualcomm Starts the Clock on Its Own 5G Modem
- After Intel stumbles, clock is ticking on Apple’s own modem
- Qualcomm’s wireless industry experience proved hard to match
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Apple Inc.’s legal surrender this week is a blow for the company’s supply chain strategy, and one of the biggest tests of its push to cut reliance on providers of key components.
The iPhone maker struck a deal Tuesday with Qualcomm Inc. to halt all litigation and start using the chipmaker’s modems again, likely including important new 5G versions. That ended a bruising two-year battle over technology that underpins all smartphones.