Re:Apple in Advanced Talks to Buy Intel’s Smartphone-Modem C...
by ksec on Tuesday July 23, 2019 @06:01PM
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>Wouldn't this leave us with Qualcomm once again the only manafacturer of cellular modems for everyone else?
Does it matter?
1. Intel aren't selling their modem to anyone else anyway.
2. MediaTek Still supplies Discrete Modem.
3. Apple, Huawei, Samsung are already 50%+ of the market.
With Xiaomi, BBK ( Vivo OnePlus Oppo ) going to have their own / shared Modem solution in a few years time. Which combined to ~20% market. There isn't that much of a market left for players other than Qualcomm and Mediatek.
Does it matter?
1. Intel aren't selling their modem to anyone else anyway.
2. MediaTek Still supplies Discrete Modem.
3. Apple, Huawei, Samsung are already 50%+ of the market.
With Xiaomi, BBK ( Vivo OnePlus Oppo ) going to have their own / shared Modem solution in a few years time. Which combined to ~20% market. There isn't that much of a market left for players other than Qualcomm and Mediatek.