ens ing ▁agreement , ▁and ▁a ▁multi - year ▁agreement ▁for ▁Qual comm ▁to ▁provide ▁hardware ▁to ▁Apple . ▁Short ly ▁after ▁Intel ▁announced ▁they ▁will ▁exit ▁the ▁ 5 G ▁smart phone ▁mode m ▁business ▁to ▁focus ▁ 5 G ▁efforts ▁on ▁network ▁infrastr ucture . ▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Apple ▁and ▁Intel ▁announced ▁an ▁agreement ▁for ▁Apple ▁to ▁ac quire ▁Intel ▁Mobile ▁Communic ations ' ▁smart phone ▁mode m ▁business ▁for ▁US $ 1 ▁billion . ▁Intel ▁will ▁continue ▁to ▁develop ▁mode ms ▁for ▁non - sm art ph ones ▁such ▁as ▁PC s , ▁Internet ▁of ▁things ▁and ▁autonom ous ▁vehicles . ▁ ▁On ▁November ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Media T ek ▁and ▁Intel ▁announced ▁a ▁partners hip ▁to ▁bring ▁ 5 G ▁to ▁PC s ▁in ▁ 2 0 2 1 . ▁▁ 5 G ▁Mode ms ▁ ▁Intel ▁X MM ▁ 8 1 6 0 ▁ 5 G ▁mode m ▁▁▁ ▁Pro tocol s : ▁ 5 G ▁NR ▁NS A ▁& ▁SA , ▁EN - DC , ▁L TE ▁NR ▁dual - connect ivity , ▁Leg acy ▁ 2 G / 3 G / 4 G ▁modes , ▁F DD / T DD ▁ ▁Single ▁Ch ip ▁Multi - mode ▁support ▁ ▁Down link ▁spe eds ▁of ▁up ▁to ▁ 6 ▁G bit / s ▁ ▁Sub - 6 ▁G Hz ▁and ▁ 2 6 / 2 8 / 3 9 G