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Intel has started manufacturing the XMM 7560 modem that will included in most iPhone?s in September 2018 but our sources confirm that Qualcomm is making the mix again.

This is a big step for Intel's wireless division as the XMM 7560 has two features that iPhone and Intel have been missing. The magical component of CDMA a standard that two world?s biggest carriers use has finally made the spec. Qualcomm powered solution will be 1.2 Gbps capable but Apple plans to cap the speed to 1 Gbps based on common denominator logic, as Intel cannot do faster.
Verizon in the US and China mobile are using CDMA and the latter has grew to 901, 917, 000 mobile subscribers while Verizon, America?s biggest carrier has 150, 457, 000. Japan is also known for its big support for CDMA technology.

Intel finally has its CDMA support, its first ever, but like every other technology you need some time to make the technology mature. Qualcomm will, for that reason, serve at least the CDMA oriented carriers for the iPhones that are expected in September 2018.