A Q2 loss of $1.6 billion on revenues of $12.8 billion has resulted in Intel pulling the trigger on a $10 billion cost reduction program – while suspending its dividend payments and setting Wall Street into a litigious rage. For its RAN-focused endeavors, in which it is not a leader, this is a worrying development, and for vendors across the operator-facing industry, there are some painful lessons to be learned from Intel’s all-hands memo. Rumbling along in the background is a mild scandal in its consumer CPU business, where several 13th and 14th generation designs began suffering instability issues. A microcode patch has been shipped, but a class-action lawsuit feels inevitable, adding to Intel’s woes – along with the brand…