Inani elikhulu nezinkokhelo zawo wonke ama-iPhone athengisiwe. Ingxabano ne-Qualcomm idle i-Apple izigidigidi zamaRandi

Ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezedlule sibhale ngoshintsho olukhulu oluzothinta kakhulu ama-iPhones nama-iPads azayo. Ngemuva kweminyaka yokuhilizisana, i-Apple (ngokumangazayo) isifinyelele isivumelwano neQualcomm ukuze kuxazululwe amacala kanye nokubambisana esikhathini esizayo. Njengoba manje sekuvela kancane kancane, lesi sinyathelo se-Apple sizobiza kakhulu.

Kuvele kuluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, yize ekugcineni kungumnyakazo ongcono kakhulu u-Apple obengawenza. Yazinza nesikhondlakhondla sezobuchwepheshe i-Qualcomm, esizohlinzeka ngamamodemu edatha yemikhiqizo yeselula ye-Apple iminyaka eyisithupha ezayo. Ngemuva kwezinkinga nge-Intel, kubonakala sengathi konke kungaxazululwa. Nokho, manje kuyacaca ukuthi yiziphi izindleko.

Ngokwezilinganiso ze-American CNBC Network, i-Apple kanye ne-Qualcomm bavumile ukukhokha imali eyengeziwe yelayisense enani elilinganiselwa ezigidini eziyizinkulungwane ezinhlanu zamaRandi aseMelika. Leyo yinto yesikhathi esedlule, kusukela ekuqaleni kokuthengiswa kwamadivayisi alandelayo, azophinde abe namamodemu edatha ye-Qualcomm kuwo, inkampani izoqoqa u-$8-9 owengeziwe kudivayisi ngayinye ethengisiwe. Ngisho nakulokhu, amakhulu ezigidi zamaRandi azohileleka.

Uma sibheka emuva lapho i-Apple isebenzisa amamodemu avela ku-Qualcomm, inkampani yaseCupertino ikhokha cishe u-7,5 USD ngomkhiqizo ngamunye othengisiwe. Uma kubhekwa isimo sezulu samanje, i-Apple ayikwazanga ukuxoxisana ngemibandela eyayinayo ngaphambili. Kepha lokhu kuyaqondakala, ngoba i-Apple ifana nokuphushwa odongeni futhi bekungasekho okunye okusele enkampanini. I-Qualcomm iyakwazi ngempela lokhu, okuqinise ngokunengqondo isikhundla sabo ezingxoxweni.

I-Apple kufanele yethule imikhiqizo yokuqala esekela amanethiwekhi e-5G ngonyaka ozayo. Uma inkampani ibingagcina ukubambisana ne-Intel, ukuthunyelwa kokusekelwa kwamanethiwekhi e-5G bekuzobambezeleka okungenani unyaka, futhi i-Apple izoba sesimweni esingesihle uma iqhathaniswa nezimbangi. Lesi mhlawumbe isizathu esibaluleke kakhulu esenza ukuthi i-Apple inqume ukulungisa ubudlelwano neQualcomm, noma ngabe izobiza kakhulu.

Umthombo: Macrumors