Replies to post #128886 on Intel Corp (INTC)

[Sarmad]

>> This isn't an attack -

OK, we get it. It is not an attack. Just a me too phone processor. My question specifically is would this processor be suitable for the US cell phone market ? (aside from whether Intel will make profits).

Or is Intel's entry into US cell phone market delayed for yet another year ?

[morrowinder]

Anyone want to comment on LTE standards/CDMA and why Intel doesn't have that and when they might catch up?

It seems like part of the problem was Intel's failed bet on WIMAX put them far behind on LTE. Then they bought Infineon's stuff but their IP portfolio still seems to have lots of LTE/CDMA holes. And that is Qualcomms strength more than their CPUS. Will Intel be able to catch up? I think the cpu part is going to be very comptetitve since it is already 64 bits(yeah marketing but hey) which Qualcomm won't have for a bit(I think Aeassa is being a little overly negative on that much like cloverfield+ which is a really decent CPU) but the cell standards seems to be the primary issue. Does this solution at least open up more parts of the world for Intel at least? Just curious...

[wbmw]

Wow, that's not going to be competitive at all. XMM 7160 (lacks TD-LTE, TD-SCDMA, CDMA, and LTE-A) is weak-sauce, and 2.13GHz max turbo is fairly lackluster. All shipping at the END of March?

It's far from being high end, but it's a solid mid-range product. It certainly beats anything Snapdragon 400 or Mediatek level, and probably has competitively low power and cost as well.

Intel won't get a lot for it, but it should win MSS, since there's a sizable market for this class of product.