Most countries busy with the promotion of 5G insist on using frequency bands below 6 GHz, because compared with millimeter wave networks, it is easier to deploy, more reliable, and has a wider range of services. However, millimeter wave 5G is clearly superior in speed, and Apple may hope that the standard will be more adopted in various regions. This is why, according to a new report, about 60% of iPhone 13 shipments will include millimeter wave 5G antennas.
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Apple has invited AT&S as a new supplier to provide BT-based antenna packaging substrates for the new iPhone 13 series. The total number of suppliers is currently five. The increase in suppliers is expected to increase the production of Apple’s millimeter-wave 5G-ready iPhone 13 models, and the report claims that estimated shipments of such models may reach 90 million in 2021.
“The source said that Apple expects to significantly increase the proportion of 5G millimeter wave devices to 60% of the new iPhone lineup in 2021. Such models are estimated to be close to 90 million, and added that each millimeter wave iPhone will require four. This AiP module greatly promotes the demand for AiP substrates.”
It is reported that due to increased demand in 2021, Apple will also introduce millimeter wave 5G antennas on more iPhone 13 models. Due to the global health crisis, this progress will temporarily stop in 2020, but as the United States and Europe continue to promote 5G in many places, Apple will hope that faster standards will be adopted by more countries.
Due to the high cost of infrastructure, the adoption of millimeter wave 5G is likely not to accelerate as Apple expected. For example, in some hotspots, a millimeter wave 5G node may be required every few hundred meters to ensure the best performance. Otherwise, the user’s downlink and uplink speeds will be significantly reduced. Currently, South Korea, China and the United States are leading the 5G deployment rankings.
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