“Intel gave them advance warning they wanted to quit.”
Apple patiently waited for Intel to deliver proof they could produce modems at the volumes required. After waiting ~6 months and realising they were still ~6 months from producing the evidence, Intel closed their modem business.
Given Intels financial health and potentially leaving an almost single vendor market, what could possibly have gone so wrong Intel can’t deliver something? Being around 15 months away from Apples 2020 launch, Intel should have been close to final silicon by now (ie final hardware fixes for test run giving preproduction silicon for final testing in August/September) - I’m not aware of any rumours around problems with the modem design.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
