Qualcomm Locks In Apple Patent Royalties as iPhone Modem Shift Continues
Apple built its own modem to reduce Qualcomm dependence, but the patent license renewed Wednesday shows hardware independence has limits. Qualcomm's QTL division collects on 5G wireless standards regardless of whose chip is inside the iPhone, generating $1.3 billion last quarter.
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