Intel just told us when its new 5G modem is going to start showing up in phones

Intel has decided to accelerate the timetable for the launch and deployment of its new XMM 8160 5G modem, which the company says it's going to make available to manufacturers six months earlier than planned. They'll get the modem sometime in the second half of next year, according to an announcement today, with the modem expected to provide 5G connectivity to phones, PCs and broadband access gateways sometime in the first half of 2020. Among the benefits Intel says the new chip brings are power,...