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True.
Apple's timeframe for iPhone releases really became apparent last year. Apple knew last year they could not release this years iPhone without having 5g capability. They had been fighting/suing Qualcomm over modem chip patent royalties for many years. Apple did switch to Intel modem chips for their GSM phones starting with iPhone 7, GSM/CDMA phones for Verizon,Sprint and a few others outside the US still used Qualcomm chips. Intel was having issues developing 5g modem and kept delaying and delaying their release. Apple needed to finalize this years iPhone 12 and eventually gave up on Intel. Apple looked at Samsung and Mediatek to supply 5g modems, but in the end they had to make up with Qualcomm. With that fight being settled, Intel announced a day or 2 later that they where exiting the modem business. Apple has been developing their own modem chips, but they are a few years away.
Here's the iPhones 12...
https://www.macrumors.com/2020/07/06...dels-hands-on/
Apple's timeframe for iPhone releases really became apparent last year. Apple knew last year they could not release this years iPhone without having 5g capability. They had been fighting/suing Qualcomm over modem chip patent royalties for many years. Apple did switch to Intel modem chips for their GSM phones starting with iPhone 7, GSM/CDMA phones for Verizon,Sprint and a few others outside the US still used Qualcomm chips. Intel was having issues developing 5g modem and kept delaying and delaying their release. Apple needed to finalize this years iPhone 12 and eventually gave up on Intel. Apple looked at Samsung and Mediatek to supply 5g modems, but in the end they had to make up with Qualcomm. With that fight being settled, Intel announced a day or 2 later that they where exiting the modem business. Apple has been developing their own modem chips, but they are a few years away.
Here's the iPhones 12...
https://www.macrumors.com/2020/07/06...dels-hands-on/
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Just a follow up to how far out Apple's roadmap is. iPhone 13, 2021, iPhone SE3 2022 roadmap is all ready set or close to being set now.
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads...-2022.2258257/
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads...-2022.2258257/
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My first adult job was working in a Texas Instruments chip plant. Even though that was a long time ago, I still enjoy reading about semiconductor technology. Verizon had an end-of-life roadmap for their 3g tech for a long time. I believe they stopped allowing non-4g phones to be activated on their network 2 or 3 years ago. That means they were planing 3g's demise multiple years ahead of that. Verizon would have shared that info with companies that had telematics contracts with them. Lexus just made a business decision($$$$$) not to upgrade their connection service sooner.
My first adult job was working in a Texas Instruments chip plant. Even though that was a long time ago, I still enjoy reading about semiconductor technology. Verizon had an end-of-life roadmap for their 3g tech for a long time. I believe they stopped allowing non-4g phones to be activated on their network 2 or 3 years ago. That means they were planing 3g's demise multiple years ahead of that. Verizon would have shared that info with companies that had telematics contracts with them. Lexus just made a business decision($$$$$) not to upgrade their connection service sooner.
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My first adult job was working in a Texas Instruments chip plant. Even though that was a long time ago, I still enjoy reading about semiconductor technology. Verizon had an end-of-life roadmap for their 3g tech for a long time. I believe they stopped allowing non-4g phones to be activated on their network 2 or 3 years ago. That means they were planing 3g's demise multiple years ahead of that. Verizon would have shared that info with companies that had telematics contracts with them. Lexus just made a business decision($$$$$) not to upgrade their connection service sooner.
My first adult job was working in a Texas Instruments chip plant. Even though that was a long time ago, I still enjoy reading about semiconductor technology. Verizon had an end-of-life roadmap for their 3g tech for a long time. I believe they stopped allowing non-4g phones to be activated on their network 2 or 3 years ago. That means they were planing 3g's demise multiple years ahead of that. Verizon would have shared that info with companies that had telematics contracts with them. Lexus just made a business decision($$$$$) not to upgrade their connection service sooner.
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