Apple may be looking to aquire Intel's 5G gusiness


A new report suggests Apple is still actively interested in acquiring Intel's 5G modem business. Intel shuttered its efforts to develop next generation mobile modems after Apple and Qualcomm came to a long-term agreement to supply modems. The modems will likely appear next year with a new iPhone and run for six years with an option to extend.

Apple is still looking into the possibility of acquiring Intel's Germany-based modem business, The Information claimed yesterday, citing sources familiar with Apple's plans.

Apple’s internal hardware team is working on modems now, likely to replace Intel
Intel has reportedly considered selling off pieces of its modem business, and the heart of that business is in Germany, where Intel acquired and integrated Infineon for $1.4 billion in 2011. The engineers that ended up in that division previously worked on chips that ended up in the iPhone about a decade ago.

It would likely take Apple several years to bootstrap an internal modem solution.