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Apple to Discontinue Custom 5G Modem Development, Claim Reports (www.macrumors.com)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (6 children)

There are 4 companies in the world that make 5G modems:

Qualcomm.
Samsung.
Mediatek.
Huawei.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

NXP makes some. There are software defined radio solutions like srsRAN as well.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Don’t forget Broadcom. Apple actually just signed a deal with them to be the sole provider of modems for their phones. I recently started working for them.

https://epsnews.com/2023/06/07/apple-broadcom-deal-disrupts-wireless-chip-market/#:~:text=In%20late%20May%2C%20Apple%20and,especially%20cellular%20modems%2C%20from%20Qualcomm.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

That’s everything Wireless except the 2G/3G/4G/5G part. So what you are referring to is WiFi, Bluetooth, NFC, etc.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Unisoc, GCT, Sequans, ASR Micro, Sony Semiconductor.

Huawei

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

5G modems:

Qualcomm.

Samsung.

Mediatek.

Huawei.

For UE's. Other companies make the big antenna equivalents used in BTSes.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

feels like only Qualcomm & Huawei among the 4 that is well ahead of everyone else.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

didn't nokia make 5g stuff too?