Intel to Exit Cellular Modem Business

5G Support Goes to MediaTek

Companies mentioned: Intel INTC 0.00%↑ , Apple AAPL 0.00%↑ , Infineon, Fibocom, Mediatek

The history of wireless cellular modems for Intel has been a little mixed compared to its compute divisions. The company has had cellular modems for:

• 3G, known as Intel SoFIA,

• 4G, which had big wins in various Apple devices, and

• 5G, which was (mostly) sold.

For the 5G modems, Intel sold its …