Apple’s 5G modem grows up: real‑world parity with Qualcomm is finally here
Apple’s long, long journey toward building its own 5G modem was well storied, lengthy, and fraught. The company did though eventually achieve...
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by Jonny Evans · Published March 23, 2026
Apple’s long, long journey toward building its own 5G modem was well storied, lengthy, and fraught. The company did though eventually achieve...
by Jonny Evans · Published September 23, 2024 · Last modified February 6, 2026
2025 may see the world’s first mass market 2nm chips, and Apple’s first ever home-baked 5G modem.
by Jonny Evans · Published October 13, 2023 · Last modified February 6, 2026
It’s an ‘evolution towards 6G’ Apple allegedly intends to pop inside next year’s highest end iPhone 16 Pros. What is 5G Advanced and why might it matter to you?
by Jonny Evans · Published August 30, 2023 · Last modified February 6, 2026
Ousted former Qualcomm CEO, Paul Jacobs, has been hired as the new CEO of Apple’s Emergency SOS by satellite partner, Globalstar
by Jonny Evans · Published May 23, 2023 · Last modified February 6, 2026
Certain subsidiaries of Broadcom have agreed to supply a range of specified high-performance RF and wireless components and modules for use in Apple products
by Jonny Evans · Published March 2, 2023 · Last modified December 4, 2023
Hot on the heels of claims Apple plans to begin using its own self-developed 5G chipsets next year comes a big investment in R&D where they are probably made.
by Jonny Evans · Published December 9, 2022 · Last modified February 6, 2026
Deal includes agreement to strengthen technology and business collaboration, including in technology, interoperability and standards development, says Ericsson.
by Jonny Evans · Published November 3, 2022 · Last modified February 6, 2026
Despite years of work and billions of investment in developing its own 5G modem, Apple is sticking with Qualcomm 5G modems for next year’s iPhone 15.
by Jonny Evans · Published September 20, 2022 · Last modified April 6, 2025
Real-world tests show the new iPhone 14 Pro to be 38% faster over 5G networks than the preceding model, even as custom Apple hardware is confirmed.
by Jonny Evans · Published July 11, 2022 · Last modified February 6, 2026
Months since we heard of satellite iPhones, Ericsson, Qualcomm, and Thales have announced plans to create a global 5G network using satellites.