According to Forbes and other media reports, although many products are expected to not come out until 2018 or 2019, Intel has apparently been put into a very strict timetable, just with the current market competitors, especially the leading Qualcomm's competitive schedule, comparable to each other.Itel's first product release is the latest XMM 8060Modem chip, this product can be said that Intel's first 5G series Modem chip first shot.
XMM 8000 series can be said that Intel's first 5G NR multimode Modem chip product line, and as the first shot of the XMM 8060 flagship chip can not only support the diversity of 5G NR, but also support, including 4G, 3G, 2G and CDMA networks.
In fact, Intel mentioned the XMM 8060 at the MWC 2017 conference in February, and the chip will not be built-in until 2019. Intel is at this time Out a big fuss, I do not know whether and about the finalization of the 3GPP 5G standard clamshell?
Examining Intel's past and future product roadmaps, it used to take a long time in the past to attempt to break into the mobile space, especially since Intel has been trying to challenge the ARM camp for the past 10 years, and in particular Qualcomm's mobile application processor , But finally ended in defeat, the final cause of the mobile phone chip ended, but also, therefore, Intel also hope to cut from 5G.
Of course, if you want to shake Qualcomm's dominance in the field of Modem chips, Intel's current product blueprint does not seem convincing, but Intel at least got a good endorsement partner is Apple (Apple) , Taking advantage of Apple's heart to miss the opportunity to parted ways with Qualcomm, Intel's 5G road, at least in the field of mobile Modem has found a strong support for Apple.
And Intel's development so far, not only for two consecutive years, Apple has been using its baseband chips, more Apple released the news that the iPhone into the 5G generation of mobile phones, Intel's 5GModem chip will be used, which may also be Apple's change of mind Another clues to rely on.
It is noteworthy that, Intel announced the XMM 8060Modem chip, not limited to mobile applications only, XMM 8060 will be applied to all shapes and sizes in the future, but Intel did not elaborate, which left a lot of imagination Space.
In particular, Intel named the PC its market for Modem chips. In addition, the XMM 8060 also allowed Intel to compete seamlessly with demand centers for applications ranging from arena entertainment services to self-driving in the 5G era.
Intel began to develop its own Modem chip business since Intel acquired Infineon's Modem chip in 2011. However, even the XMM 7480 built into the iPhone 8 and iPhone X has not yet been able to support the CDMA network, Intel's first CDMA-enabled Modem chip, the XMM 7560, will not be available in a new generation of iPhones until 2018, and this is due to the acquisition of VIA's related assets in 2015.
If 5G R & D strength, perhaps Qualcomm still has the lead, but the current trapped Qualcomm, the former EU to block the acquisition of NXP (NXP) deal before the end of the year, after Broadcom release will set off a proxy warfare; and then Coupled with Qualcomm and Apple's lawsuit into a stalemate, a large sum of royalties in a short period of time to recover hopeless.
These are relatively good opportunities for Intel's attack, not to mention Intel ally Apple endorsement, but in the 5G era, 5G chip is not only the competition in the field of mobile phones, it is the data center's struggle, Intel is in this market Good enough to treat the enemy to make time.