Bloomberg had overheard during a conference that Hock Tan; the CEO of Broadcom had stated that the bulk orders given by a particular company of North America was driving the growth of Broadcom. He went on to say that for their next generation phone, the ramp has already started. It is said that the wireless revenue of the company is said to increase with an expectation of around the range of mid 20’s for the quarter which ends in July.
For the sales of Broadcom, Foxconn, this is the primary manufacture partner for Apple accounts for more than 10%. As per the suggestions made by the forecast, it is said that preparations are on by the company for their iPhone launch which is said to be in the month of September. All their suppliers have been called on so that the delivery of the parts can be done on time for the Phone’s assembly process. In terms of the initial launch, it is said that the demand levels is said to be normal as per the hint made by the company. There have also been indications made in reports that the iPhone 7 base level will be a modest upgrade.
There are improvements that are been made with the camera sensor as well as the usual processor, however it is said that the headphone jack 3.5mm may be ditched. There will also be a 256 GB option that will be offered. Along with that, there is also the optical image stabilization feature that would be included. It is said that the minimum storage capacity would be 32GB instead of the 16GB, the 32BG is also said to be the default storage for many competing phones. The plus models is said to include a smart connector and a dual lens camera.