Bloomberg News reports that there are signs that Apple’s Chinese-centric manufacturing — of which Hon Hai’s Foxconn is the linchpin — is slowly getting back on track and that Apple’s next-gen 5G iPhones remain on schedule to launch this autumn.
The next iPhones with 5G wireless capabilities remain on schedule to launch in the fall, partly because mass production isn’t slated to begin until the summer, people familiar with matter have said. Yet the sort of assembly that Foxconn specializes in is but one part of Apple’s supply chain: the U.S. company and its partners spend months or even years sourcing components around the world and any disruptions to that complex network could delay future devices…
Hon Hai was forced to postpone the reopening of its “iPhone City” mega-complex in the central city of Zhengzhou while it imposed strict quarantine measures on thousands of laborers. But Foxconn has since sharply raised signing bonuses to attract the new workers it needs to assemble its products.
The Taiwanese company is now diversifying away from its main Chinese production base to mitigate the impact of disruptions. It’s spending more than NT$17 billion building factories in India and Vietnam, responding to customers’ needs, Chief Financial Officer David Huang said at an earnings conference last year. Those two countries will become regional manufacturing hubs, he added.
MacDailyNews Take: Get ready, “iPhone 5G” is coming – and on time, too!
Yes, more than ever, the world needs Apple’s annual iPhone cycle. And we bet the world will get it, too. With “iPhone 5G,” the multi-year Mother of all iPhone Super Cycles will finally be here this autumn! — MacDailyNews, March 27, 2020
You are getting too excited MDN. Apple have got to have enough customers left to buy these devices. Until the Covid19 crisis is over I wouldn’t bet on this being the ‘mother of all’ sales cycles.
I’m ready to buy a new phone as soon as their available. My iPhone X works fine but would like to experience the 5G speed and go to 128 storage. I also want any new tech that Apple brings to us