Apple Starts Developing In-House Modems for Future iPhones, iPads

Dec. 11, 2020

Apple wants to bring all of the chip production in-house to rid itself of the reliance on third-party manufacturers. It will enable the company to further optimize the devices. The company recently unveiled itsARM-based Apple M1 chipfor Macs and you might have seen how itsblows the Intel MacBooksout of the water. Now,as per a Bloomberg report, Apple has started building its in-house cellular modem to replace Qualcomm’s components.

According to internal sources, Johny Srouji, Apple’s senior VP for hardware, recently informed employees that the company is readying itself for a second transition.“This year, we kicked off the development of our first internal cellular modem which will enable another key strategic transition,”said Srouji at the meeting. This gives credibility to the rumors of Apple developing its own cellular modem.

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As per the report, Srouji further added:“Long-term strategic investments like these are a critical part of enabling our products and making sure we have a rich pipeline of innovative technologies for our future.”