In many ways, the Apple C1—its first cellular modem—is the company’s most important product in years. Just as the company broke free from reliance on Intel with its own Mac processors ...

Apple plans to eventually integrate the modem component in its devices into the main processor, making the electronics more power-efficient and less costly to produce, according to Bloomberg's ...

Apple is making a major change with the iPhone 16e. It will no longer use Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 5G modem. Instead, it will have Apple’s own C1 5G modem chip. This shift gives Apple more ...

According to Gurman, Apple has codenamed its next-gen C2 modem “Ganymede,” and it will debut in the iPhone 18 lineup next year. Apple will utilize the same 5G modem in future iPad models in 2027.

After years of development, Apple has unveiled what it calls C1, its first-ever in-house cellular modem. Apple’s latest silicon replaces Qualcomm modem chips previously required for 5G ...

In the latest Power On newsletter, Mark Gurman reports that Apple plans on integrating future modems within the main chipset of the device. This means that, in the future, there won’t be both an ...

A modem-router combo merges two essential components of your home’s internet connectivity: the modem, which establishes your connection to the internet; and the router, which distributes that ...

Both pieces of equipment are needed to connect your other devices to the internet. But the roles they play are different. Here's the full breakdown. Originally hailing from Troy, Ohio, Ry Crist is ...

Apple on Wednesday revealed its first custom-designed modem chip that will help connect iPhones to wireless data networks, a move that will make the company less reliant on chips from Qualcomm ...

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These days, your wireless router is not just your lifeline to the internet, but also to your job. Here's what you need to build a snappy home Wi-Fi network, along with reviews of the best Wi-Fi ...

Qualcomm announced its latest X85 5G modem at the MWC 2025. It comes with an improved AI co-processor. The Qualcomm X85 5G modem can deliver peak download speeds of up to 12.5Gbps and peak upload ...