Now, analysts say, two key developments this week stand to make Qualcomm the only major U.S. supplier of 5G wireless chips. Within hours of the settlement’s announcement, Qualcomm’s biggest rival, Intel, said that it was abandoning the market for 5G chips altogether to focus on other aspects of 5G technology. Between its deal with Qualcomm and Intel’s exit from 5G chips, Apple is now beholden for the foreseeable future to a single 5G modem supplier. On key metrics such as battery life and mobile data speeds, Qualcomm’s chips simply performed better. "If you don’t have a good 5G phone [to sell], you’re in trouble.”

Source: Washington Post April 18, 2019 19:57 UTC