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What the Apple-Qualcomm settlement means for a 5G iPhone

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<p>In a completely unexpected turn of events, Apple and Qualcomm just settled their legal dispute (https://www.macworld.com/article/3389817/apple-qualcomm-settle-legal-case.html), dropping all litigation. The details from <a href="https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2019/04/qualcomm-and-apple-agree-to-drop-all-litigation/" rel="nofollow">Apple[/url] and <a href="https://www.qualcomm.com/news/releases/2019/04/16/qualcomm-and-apple-agree-drop-all-litigation" rel="nofollow">Qualcomm[/url] are brief, but give us the following four key details:</p><ul>
<li>Apple and Qualcomm are ending their lawsuits.</li>
<li>Apple will pay Qualcomm an undisclosed sum.</li>
<li>Apple has entered a six-year patent licensing agreement with Qualcomm, with a two-year extension option.</li>
<li>Apple has entered a multi-year chipset licensing agreement with Qualcomm.</li>
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<p>What will this mean for future iPhones, including the timing of the first 5G iPhone? Let’s break down what we know, and what we think we know.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3389778/what-the-apple-qualcomm-settlement-means-for-a-5g-iphone.html#jump">To read this article in full, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>

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