Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon confirmed in an interview with CNBC that Apple has agreed to extend a patent license agreement related to its 5G modem until March 2027. Last year, Apple extended its contract to use Qualcomm’s 5G modems until 2026, and now it has been extended further. 2027.
In an interview with CNBC, Amon said that after last year’s deal, Apple had the option to further extend the deal, which runs through March 2027. We provided them with modems,” Amon said.
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Apple has been working on its own modem since 2019, when the Cupertino-based company acquired most of Intel’s smartphone modem business. However, news claims that Apple’s attempts to produce its 5G modem chips in-house are hampered by major problems related to unrealistic goals, insufficient understanding of the challenges involved, and unusable prototypes. There was a report.
Last month, Bloomberg’s Mark Garman reported that Apple had shifted its focus to a 6G cellular modem while continuing to develop its first 5G modem chip. The analyst said Apple is rushing to complete the modem so it won’t have to extend its contract with Qualcomm. He said the two companies have had a long-standing feud and Apple doesn’t want to rely on Qualcomm for this critical iPhone component.
Apple has not yet commented on its deal with Qualcomm, but the new contract extension will likely further hamper Apple’s efforts to produce modem chips in-house.
