Apple exec admits Qualcomm was the option for 4G in iPhone for years.
Tuesday, January 22, 2019, 07 43 am PT.
Federal Trade Commission, Apple has admitted that for years, there was no other option except Qualcomm when it wanted 4G modems for iPhones...
While the company considered alternatives like Broadcom, Ericsson, and Intel as far back as 2012, none of them could meet specifications, Apple's of cellular systems Matthias Sauer said testimony on Jan 18, by Bloomberg.
Apple did consider using Intel for iPad, Sauer added, and skipped the idea out of business reasons and decision that it did not need the specifications it had been looking for, such as carrier aggregation..
By forcing chip buyers to sign patent licenses at inflated rates, The FTC's lawsuit accuses Qualcomm of antitrust violations.
Qualcomm has defended its practices by number of means, ing to the high cost of innovation.
Apple at one point asking Apple to cross-license all its property to get direct license for standards-essential patents, something Apple decided to skip..
COO Jeff Williams revealed that Apple wanted to return to mix of Intel and Qualcomm modems for 2018 iPhones, and was shot down by Qualcomm CEO Steve Mollenkopf.
The two companies have been engaged in global war since 2017, instigated by Apple.
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