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Re:Apple in Advanced Talks to Buy Intel’s Smartphone-Modem C... by mcphage on Monday July 22, 2019 @09:13PM (#20503680)
> Wouldn't this leave us with Qualcomm once again the only manafacturer of cellular modems for everyone else?

They already are.

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Re:Apple in Advanced Talks to Buy Intel’s Smartphone-Modem C... by mschuster91 on Tuesday July 23, 2019 @02:36AM (#20504880)
I thought Mediatek also did their own modem+cpu combos?
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Re:Apple in Advanced Talks to Buy Intel’s Smartphone-Modem C... by abbe_k on Tuesday July 23, 2019 @02:39AM (#20504894)
They do. And so does Samsung. I haven't checked but I would be surprised if Huawei didn't have their own modems too.
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Re:Apple in Advanced Talks to Buy Intel’s Smartphone-Modem C... by yaantc on Tuesday July 23, 2019 @03:57AM (#20505177)
Yes Huawei too with the Balong modems, through their HiSilicon subsidiary: http://www.hisilicon.com/en/Products/ProductList/Balong

In a few years it could be so that all the tier 1 smartphone vendors have their in-house cellular modem.

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