Intel is to start shipping its first LTE modem this month. It will support 15 different spectrum bands.
The chip will be made by TSMC. Intel is still two to three years away from putting its modems onto its own processes.
A Cat 3 LTE, Intel’s chip has a theoretical maximum throughput of 100Mbps. In Q4 it will have a Cat 4 device capable of 150Mbps and supporting VoLTE – Voice over LTE.