The presence of Intel's modem solutions, which develops with the forces of Infineon, in a number of bundles current generation iPhone can be considered a kind of recognition of the merits of the processor giant in this new area of activity . Moreover, last week Barron's resource published forecasts of analysts Susquehanna Financial Group, which expect a significant strengthening of Intel's positions in the market of modem solutions for smartphones in 2018.
At least, if we talk about Apple products, then Intel's modem solutions, according to analysts, can completely displace the development of Qualcomm from the iPhone of future generations. There are also chances for the appearance of Intel modems in smartphones of other brands, except that Huawei prefers its own development. Smartphones based on MediaTek processors can count on the use of Qualcomm modems, since the first company does not have its own solutions with CAT 7 support.
Experts also expect that the next-generation Apple Watch will acquire a SIM card, and will be able to handle voice calls by pairing wirelessly with Apple AirPods proprietary headphones. Next year, the iPhone can replace the Lightning interface connector with a hybrid solution compatible with USB-C, which will provide faster charging compared to the wireless option, which will be also supported.