It's unclear if mobile phone operators are in any trouble for selling ZTE phones, but since the mobile device manufacturer can't export components such as
Qualcomm modem chips that are necessary to make those phones work, ZTE may not be able to make phones anyway.
Not exact matches
Qualcomm and Apple are facing off in federal court over
Qualcomm's licensing for
modem chips, which provide mobile data connectivity to devices like the iPhone.
Apple doesn't appear to own the patents to make its own mobile
modem chips, an area in which it has increasingly been shifting from
Qualcomm (qcom) to
chips made by Intel in an effort to cut costs.
He wants
Qualcomm for its leading smartphone
modem -
chip division, an example of what he calls a «franchise» that will continue to dominate its industry.
Qualcomm, an early pioneer in mobile phone
chips, supplies so - called
modem chips to phone makers such as Apple, Samsung and LG that help the phones connect to wireless data networks.
The dispute between the two companies broke out after Apple started using
modem chips from Intel (intc) in about half of new iPhones last year, instead of buying all its
chips from
Qualcomm.
It uses NVIDIA Tegra 3 quad core CPU, and when it comes to US due to compatibility issues with the LTE
modems,
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4
chip is used.
In terms of volumes, the
Qualcomm shipped 213 million mobile station
modem (MSM)
chips in the quarter versus guidance of 195 — 210 million.
Meanwhile,
Qualcomm's Snapdragon 845 is an eight - core
chip with a built - in 4G LTE
modem, a unit dedicated to security, built - in Wi - Fi connectivity, a dedicated artificial intelligence processor for images, voice, and games, and more.
Meanwhile,
Qualcomm's Snapdragon 845 is an eight - core
chip with a built - in 4G LTE
modem, a unit dedicated to security, built - in Wi - Fi co
Chip makers like Intel and
Qualcomm, both unveiled «5G - ready»
modems in early 2017, and we may start seeing these 5G pucks in selected markets later in 2018.
Past Intel LTE
chips have not supported CDMA networks like Sprint and Verizon, so Apple was required to use
Qualcomm chips for some devices, but Intel's new XMM 7560
modem offers support for both GSM and CDMA networks.
Apple has been buying
modems from
Qualcomm, but it seems the
chip maker is being shunned in light of a series of recent lawsuits.
Since the
chip comes with
Qualcomm's integrated cellular
modem baked in, the Snapdragon 835 - powered PCs will get cellular connectivity for internet on the go.
While Apple uses its homegrown processors to power the iPhone, it relies on
modem chips from
Qualcomm, especially in the U.S., where rivals don't support technologies used by Sprint and Verizon.
But because Intel's
modems do not feature gigabit speeds and Apple wants to prepare for a strategy without
Qualcomm, the speed of the faster
chips would be limited to offer the same performance on all iPhones.
Both the Xperia XZ2 and Xperia XZ2 Compact are powered by the company's Snapdragon 845
chip which includes its RF Front End (RFFE)
modem - to - antenna solution which streamlines the technologies needed for enabling the next generation of wireless speeds,
Qualcomm claims.
The demo was handled by the unnamed Motorola flagship phone, which Sprint's press release said will use the
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor, combined with the
chip company's Snapdragon X16 LTE
modem.
To better compete with
chip - giant
Qualcomm, Huawei has boosted the performance of its latest LTE
modem and has also introduced support for CDMA technology, which usually requires a license for
Qualcomm's patents.
Chip maker
Qualcomm has filed yet another suit against Apple, this time accusing the latter of breaking a software licence contract in order to benefit Intel in the making of broadband
modems.
Qualcomm provided CDMA - capable
chips — to wit, it is the X12 LTE
modem that can be found on the Snapdragon 820 — for iPhones destined for the US, China and Japan while other territories got iPhones with Intel
modems.
Qualcomm, the world's biggest mobile chipmaker, has announced a range of products at the company's analyst meeting today, including a new Snapdragon Wear platform for wearables, the first commercial gigabit LTE
modem for mobile devices, and several new low to mid-range mobile
chips.
The highly touted A11 Bionic
chip of Apple, meanwhile, costs $ 26, with the
Qualcomm modem carrying a price tag of $ 18.
The KFTC decision saw
Qualcomm fined 1.03 trillion won (around $ 1.1 billion CAD) for what the commission called unfair business practices in patent licensing and
modem chip sales that were deemed detrimental to competitors — including Samsung.
Apple has been locked in a bitter dispute with
Qualcomm, a major
chip manufacturer that has historically supplied the wireless
modems for the iPhone.