Intel still maintains a plan to provide 5G modems for partner devices in 2020

A few days ago, there were reports that Intel was having some problems making the second generation Intel 5G modem development project more likely to be delayed and at the same time making one of its biggest partners. I'm Apple is also hard to keep up with the iPhone 5G next year. However, in a statement early today, the world's second-largest chip maker said it is still ensuring the implementation of a 5G XMM 8160 modem plan for partner devices in 2020. Look Overall, this is probably good news for Apple as well as fans of 'apple flaws', in the context that the company is still facing costly and extremely time-consuming lawsuits with chip makers. The world's top 5G Qualcomm, while most of the major competitors like Samsung, LG, Huawei . have released products that support 5G earlier this year. It's not too much to say that the iPhone 5G's and the deeper of the future iPhone sales are dependent on Intel.

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1. Intel launches a smoother gaming application on Intel HD Graphics, inviting download and experience

While Qualcomm and Samsung's first-generation 5G modems are currently rolling out dozens of top smartphone models from different manufacturers, Intel decided last year to announce a 5G modem. My first test was called XMM 8060, and at the same time accelerated the release of the second generation version (MM 8160) to better meet customer needs. This multimode XMM 8160 is expected to run cooler, consume less power, and especially support various network connectivity standards, from millimeter wave (millimeter wave) and 5G (6GHz). ), until 'antiques' connections like 2G, 3G and 4G.

However, unlike the XMM 8060 that is expected to appear in devices launched this year, the 8160 XMM modem is expected to be completed only by the end of 2019 so that Intel partners can keep up. equipped on their important commercial products by 2020. It will not be big if a few days ago, Fast Company did not report that Intel is having chip development deadline problems, and Apple has seems to be losing faith in this veteran chip maker.

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1. Intel and Qualcomm show off the hardware prototype that allows the integration of 5G into computers

However, in a statement to VentureBeat, Intel representatives confirmed that their plans to launch XMM 8160 will remain the same as originally announced, meaning the 5G chip is fully capable of exporting. currently on many devices launched in 2020, including iPhone. In fact, at the present time, the 5G platform is still facing many problems and cannot be widely deployed on a large scale. Therefore, if Intel can launch its product in 2020, they will not lose too much compared to their competitors, at least in terms of market share.

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1. Post-MWC 2019: 5G has a long and tough road ahead

So far, Qualcomm, Samsung and Huawei modems still serve as the heart for the development of early 5G devices. For Qualcomm alone, the manufacturer has announced that there will be more than 30 different technology products using their 5G chip in 2019. Besides, the Moto Mod 5G has just been released by Motorola using Snapdragon modem. X50, while Samsung's Galaxy S10 will use Snapdragon modem in some areas and the Exynos 'homegrown modem' in other markets around the world. Huawei in February announced its flagship 5G smartphone, Mate X, using the chip also 'of the growers' Balong 5000.

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In a related move, many reports said that over the past few months, Apple has stepped up recruiting staff for its own 5G modem development team. Cupertino giant announced that it would open a large campus in San Diego, near Qualcomm headquarters as the headquarters for the wireless chip engineering department. This is a step that has been anticipated in the context of Intel often failing to maintain stability in its plans, while other chip makers like Mediatek or even rival Samsung are given is not capable of providing enough 5G chips for iPhone next year.