Ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezedlule, labo abavela eCupertino bamemezele esitatimendeni sabezindaba ukuthi bafinyelele isivumelwano sokusebenzisana nabo Broadcom ukuze kuthuthukiswe futhi kwenziwe ama-chips kanye nezingxenye zokudlulisa idatha kunethiwekhi ye-5G. Ngokukhethekile okushiwo ukuthi izingxenye zizokhiqizwa e-USA.
Ngale ndlela, i-Apple ithatha esinye isinyathelo endleleni yayo yokuthembela kancane kancane China lapho kukhiqizwa izingxenye zemishini yabo. Ngakho u-Tim Cook uyaqhubeka nemizamo yakhe yokukhuthaza ukukhiqizwa kwezingxenye ezweni lakubo, futhi ngaleyo ndlela asize abakhiqizi bezobuchwepheshe baseNyakatho Melika.
I-Apple ne-Broadcom basanda kusayina isivumelwano sokusebenzisana sezigidi zamadola ukuze inkampani enkulu yezokuxhumana yedijithali ithuthukise futhi yakhe izingxenye zamadivayisi akwa-Apple ahlobene nokudluliswa kwedatha. 5G.
U-Tim Cook uyaqinisekisa ukuthi ngalesi sivumelwano uzosiza i-Broadcom ukuthi ilondoloze okungaphezu kwalokho Imisebenzi eyi-1.100 endaweni yayo yaseFort Collins, eColorado. Iphinde iqinisekise ukuthi iyaqhubeka nokuzibophezela kwayo ukukhuthaza izivumelwano ezintsha nabahlinzeki bempahla baseNyakatho Melika, okulimaza amaShayina amanje.
Sekuyiminyaka emithathu noma emine manje i-Apple ilandela iBroadcom ukuyithenga Izingxenye ze-5G, njengoba kwenzeka osukwini lwayo nge-Intel, kodwa kulokhu labo abavela e-Colorado abakasamukeli lesi sipho, njengoba i-Broadcom ingafuni ukuhlukana nokuthuthukiswa nokukhiqizwa kobuchwepheshe be-5G obukhulayo.
Ngakho-ke ekugcineni i-Apple ayinakho ukukhetha ngaphandle kokwamukela lokhu kwenqaba ngasohlangothini lwe Broadcom, futhi uzihlanganise ngendlela enobungane ukuze leyo nkampani eshiwo ithuthukise futhi ikhiqize izingxenye ezintsha zamadivayisi we-Apple eminyakeni ezayo.
Ngakho-ke, i-Broadcom yandisa ibhizinisi layo ne-Apple, ikhulisa ukubamba iqhaza kwayo ekuhlinzekweni kwezingxenye zamadivayisi ahlukene aphrintiwe ngesikrini nge-logo ye-apula elilunyiwe elidumile.