Intel is going to start supplying XMM 7360 modem with support for LTE Advanced Category 10 and data rates up to 450 Mbit/s in the second half of 2015. Obviously, this solution can be registered in a number of flagship smartphones. According to Venture Beat, modems Intel to support LTE will be prescribed in the first Apple smartphone release in 2016.
Apple has begun to work closely with core business units Intel, which has been developing telecommunication solutions. This unit is located in Munich, since before it was owned by European developers Infineon, but in 2010 it was purchased by the processor giant. Infineon even managed to ship party modems for topical at the time iPhone models with support for 3G, but then cooperation has been suspended.
Now, the partnership decided to resume, but not as part of the release of iPhone and iPhone 6 6 Plus, and as preparation for the release of iPhone smartphones 7, which will be released on the market in 2016. Not everyone will get a new generation of smart modem Intel - they will be equipped with only a portion of the modifications supplied to certain markets in Asia and Latin America.
In general, the partners are satisfied with the combination of Intel XMM 7360 as a modem - it has high speed and good power efficiency.
However, cooperation with Apple does not guarantee that the modem will be prescribed in the series Intel iPhone - until 2016 can still change. However, given the persistence of US chip maker and a strong desire to strengthen the company's position in the smartphone segment, you can expect to receive the fruits of this union. Apple could do and modems Qualcomm, but the dependence on a single supplier entails certain risks that need to be reduced.