Hardware Apple iPhone 16e debuts Apple's first in-house modem, putting it one step closer to cutting ties with Qualcomm The C1 modem brings better efficiency but lacks mmWave By Cal Jeffrey, February 20, 2025, 6:06 AM
Mobile Apple iPhone SE 4 tipped to launch in March 2025 with in-house 5G modem iPhone SE 4 could support Apple Intelligence By Kishalaya Kundu, November 20, 2024, 11:09 AM
Tech Culture Electronics Re-experience '90s internet with this new 56K dial-up modem Now if only you could find an analog public line in 2024 By Zo Ahmed, October 28, 2024, 12:38 PM 12 comments
Hardware Industry Qualcomm lives to fight another day There is also the potential for Apple and Qualcomm to mend fences. Maybe. By Jonathan Goldberg, October 8, 2023, 1:21 PM 10 comments
Apple Industry Apple extends Qualcomm modem deal through 2026 Apple buys more time for its in-house 5G modem project By Shawn Knight, September 11, 2023, 10:08 AM
Apple Hardware Apple's homegrown 5G modem won't be ready for 2023 iPhones after all Qualcomm will supply most of the 5G chips in next year's iPhone By Shawn Knight, November 3, 2022, 11:32 AM
Mobile Hardware Is Apple failing at modems? Put simply, modems are hard. By Jonathan Goldberg, August 17, 2022, 6:08 AM 7 comments
Industry Hardware ISPs continue to charge unfair router rental fees, potentially breaking US laws Consumers continue to be charged for network equipment, despite having their own By Vann Vicente, March 12, 2022, 8:54 AM 28 comments
Mobile Hardware Snapdragon X70 5G modem packs an AI processor to improve signal strength and power efficiency Qualcomm's next-gen 5G modem By Shawn Knight, February 28, 2022, 11:13 AM
Hardware Apple Apple is assembling a new team to bring more wireless chips in-house Apple wants to lessen its dependence on outside component suppliers By Shawn Knight, December 17, 2021, 2:41 PM
Hardware Apple Apple's in-house custom 5G modems might arrive in 2023 iPhones Ming-Chi Kuo agrees with Barclay's prediction of Apple-made 5G silicon in two years 'at the earliest' By Cal Jeffrey, May 10, 2021, 11:29 AM
Mobile Hardware Qualcomm announces fourth-gen X65 5G modem with speeds up to 10Gbps One step closer to the true promise of 5G By Shawn Knight, February 9, 2021, 10:13 AM
Mobile Hardware Qualcomm's third-gen Snapdragon X60 5G modem is fast and flexible Will Apple want this 5nm part for its next iPhone? By Shawn Knight, February 18, 2020, 12:19 PM
Mobile Industry Apple finalizes acquisition of Intel's mobile modem division Intel still has the option to continue making non-smartphone modems By Cal Jeffrey, December 3, 2019, 7:17 AM
Mobile Apple Intel exits 5G smartphone modem business in wake of Apple/Qualcomm settlement But did Intel decide before or after the announcement? By Rob Thubron, April 17, 2019, 7:01 AM
Industry Apple Huawei reportedly happy to sell Apple its 5G modems The US government might have something to say about it By Rob Thubron, April 9, 2019, 6:58 AM
Apple Mobile Intel delays put 2020's 5G iPhones at risk, could see Apple use in-house solution Apple's 5G future is unclear By Rob Thubron, April 4, 2019, 6:15 AM 12 comments
Apple Mobile Apple says Qualcomm refused to provide modem chips for last year's iPhones Could a reliance on Intel affect Apple's 5G ambitions? By Rob Thubron, January 15, 2019, 5:20 AM
Mobile Tech Culture Opinion: The connected PC Cellular-capable notebooks, is it finally their time? By Bob O'Donnell, December 4, 2018, 3:07 PM 9 comments
Industry Mobile Apple's refusal to talk to Qualcomm results in another court face-off Qualcomm vs. Apple: Another battle in the modem war is on the horizon By Isaiah Mayersen, December 2, 2018, 10:27 AM
Hardware Mobile Intel's 5G chip will arrive six months earlier than expected The XMM 8160 will arrive next year but won't appear in devices until 2020 By Rob Thubron, November 13, 2018, 7:02 AM
Mobile Industry Samsung joins the 5G race with its Exynos Modem 5100 chip Get ready for the 5G revolution By Rob Thubron, August 16, 2018, 5:35 AM
Apple Mobile Qualcomm says Apple won't use its modems in the next iPhones Looks like good news for Intel By Rob Thubron, July 26, 2018, 9:55 AM
Mobile Hardware Qualcomm's new Snapdragon X24 LTE modem supports speeds of up to 2 Gbps One step closer to our 5G future By Shawn Knight, February 14, 2018, 11:23 AM
Mobile Apple Qualcomm trumps Intel in iPhone X modem speed tests Performance differences are especially evident when signal strength is weak By Shawn Knight, December 1, 2017, 4:47 PM