According to Gurman, Apple will take a gradual ramp-up with its modem ambitions. Next year will see the hardware appear in the more affordable iPhone SE, the iPhone 17 "Slim" and some cellular ...

All of them would have some marginal benefit from cellular connectivity and we have an unlimited plan. But each of those 8 devices costs $10 a month on top of the plan and that’s just not worth it.

Also, the Apple C2 cellular modem isn’t turning out particularly well. So, the company may have decided to bin the C2 modem and fast-track the development of the C3 instead.

However, years have passed and Apple is yet to introduce a device with its own cellular modem. In fact, many rumors suggest that little or no progress has been made in all these years.

Apple is reportedly prototyping two versions of 5G modems: A first generation model, expected to debut in iPhone SE 4, iPhone 17 Air, and low end iPads next year, focused on costs and efficiency ...

Apple's iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max should launch in late September, and there are plenty of rumors about the devices. Below, we recap key changes rumored for the iPhone 17 Pro models, as ...

Apple's work to build its own 5G modem could keep MacBook users online without an iPhone, with the prospect of a wider rollout beyond iPhones and cellular iPads.

Apple's modem will work with another new Apple part — a radio frequency front-end system, or RFFE, known as Carpo, which supports devices to connect to cellular networks.

Dec 6 (Reuters) - Apple (AAPL.O) is preparing to launch its long-awaited series of cellular modem chips next year, which will replace components from longtime partner Qualcomm (QCOM.O), Bloomberg ...

Though higher-end modems are said to be coming from Apple in 2026 and 2027 that might outperform Qualcomm's future chips, plenty is riding on Apple to nail its modem right out of the box. You only ...