More Fun with Wireless Standards – The 3GPP has released a new timeline for updates to the 5G standard. And while it is delayed by 7-8 months, there are many signs that we are returning, or at least headed towards, some form of normalcy.
Apple is Building its Own Modem (Redux) – When (not if) Apple builds its own modem, they will be able to boast better performance, battery life and advanced communications features (think Blue bubbles, but for phone calls).
Apple Si – The Surprise Twist – It’s not About Money – With Apple Silicon, Apple has built immense competitive barriers for building phones.
How Huawei Will Survive? – Huawei probably has a path to save its network infrastructure business, if not its handsets.
5G is Here!* Right? – Apple has launched a mmWave phone, but we think it will be several years before mmWave networks get to the point that it becomes interesting to most consumers
The Buck in Buck Rodgers – Start-ups launching a constellation of satellites need to prove their tech with a single satellite before even thinking about raising all the money they will need. The good news is that first bird can be in space for $1 million.
Going to space has gotten a lot cheaper over the past few years. Once solely the domain of the nation sates, it is now possible for almost “anyone” to launch […]
Nvidia for Arm first impressions – Softbank almost doubles its money in 3 years, Arm execs get $1.5b, RISC-V gets a huge boost. Nvidia can use its stock to buy an important asset, but a lot could go wrong – customers/competitors regulators, and China.
Who benefits from Huawei’s predicament? – Foreign and domestics competitors win, foreign suppliers see little change, customers lose a supplier, but the biggest losers are China’s aspiring component vendors.
China has about a dozen RF chip companies, competing at the low end of the market. Ultimately, they will consolidate, but the question is how many will survive and become global players. This pattern likely applies to all of China’s 1,300 chip companies.
