Intel could have sold-out its 5G electronic equipment business to Apple back in Gregorian calendar month, however the corporate hasn’t abandoned the market. Chipzilla has declared that it's teaming up with MediaTek to bring the Taiwanese firm’s 5G modems to Intel-powered laptops.

When the Apple deal was formally declared, Intel aforementioned it absolutely was assessing its choices once it came to 5G devices. Now, it's declared the partnership with MediaTek for the “development, certification and support of 5G electronic equipment solutions” for laptops.

The 5G modems are primarily based “in part” on MediaTek’s Helio M70, found in its 5G SoC designed for smartphones. they're going to permit the always-connected laptops to access the 5G networks, which can be additional widespread by the time the devices arrive.

Dell and power unit have already signed on to form the machines, that are expected to launch in 2021. That date suggests that Qualcomm is probably going to induce its 5G laptops to promote initial. At this year’s Computex event, the corporate aforementioned it absolutely was partnering with Lenovo on Project Limitless, that options a second-generation X55 5G electronic equipment aboard Qualcomm’s flower 8cx processor and is about to arrive someday in 2020.

Back at this year’s CES, Intel disclosed Project Athena—a program to revamp laptops, giving them instant-start practicality, all-day battery life, quick charging, and, notably, blazing-fast property, that suggests the partnership with MediaTek might be associated with the initiative.

Intel and MediaTek additionally declared they're operating with Fibocom to develop M.2 modules designed for Intel consumer platforms.