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After several months of legal disputes, it seems that Apple has finally given its arm to twist with respect to Qualcomm, the company specializing in the manufacture of mobile chipsets and processors. The latest agreement signed by both companies ceases all disputes about the use of Qualcomm patents improperly by Apple and opens a new path for a future collaboration between the two companies regarding the manufacture of the modems of the next iPhone. The agreement establishes a patent assignment that will last six years, extendable for another two years, and although it has not been specified in the official document, everything indicates that the North American company will be in charge of collaborating in the manufacture of the iPhone 5G.
Apple and Qualcomm team up, Intel gets off the boat
The long-awaited agreement between the two companies was announced yesterday. Specifically, the agreement signed by both companies read the following:
While neither company has specified the amount of the payment by Apple, Qualcomm has stated that it expects a profit of $ 2 per share. The rise in the company's stock market after the announcement during the last hours has been 20%, going from 57 dollars per share to 70.40 dollars.
Qualcomm shares yesterday.
This makes us think that the economic agreement has supposed an amount to consider for the coffers of the company. And it is that although it has not yet been confirmed by Apple, Qualcomm could become the manufacturer in charge of providing the 5G chip to the next 5G iPhone.
The latest rumors speak that it will not be until 2020 and even until 2021 when we start to see the first iPhone with 5G. As we have already seen in other brands such as Samsung and Huawei, it is likely that Apple will launch an exclusive model with the aforementioned connectivity during the first generation of 5G phones.
Subsequently, it is expected that all future iPhones will integrate 5G as standard. Recall that so far Qualcomm is the pioneer in the manufacture of 5G chips for mobile phones, ahead even of Intel and Mediatek.
Via - CNBC
