It looks like Apple will be just eighteen months late to the market with a 5G iPhone, and it only took an embarrassing legal climb down for it to happen. GettyMonday saw Huawei offer a supply of 5G modems for the iPhone. Monday was also expected to be the day that Apple and Qualcomm returned to the courts in the long-running patent portfolio saga. Without the leverage of Intel’s 5G modem supply, Apple would have had little choice but to talk to Qualcomm with a weakened negotiating hand. It may not be visible to the general public, but 5G has inflicted a permanent scar on Apple’s psyche.

Source: Forbes April 17, 2019 23:06 UTC