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 that ...

During the Mobile World Congress 2025, Qualcomm unveiled its new X85 5G modem with an integrated 5G AI processor and called ...

With the launch of iPhone 16e, we also saw the launch of something far more important — Apple's custom C1 modem. Here's what means and why you should care about it.

Qualcomm believes its latest X85 5G modem will set a "huge delta" between the performance of high-end Android devices and ...

Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon, speaking to CNBC in an interview, claimed that the X85 modem would create a 'huge delta' between ...

Apple is working tirelessly to make its in-house silicon chips to surpass Qualcomm's 5G modems and other chipsets.

For over 15 years, Qualcomm's modem chips powered Apple's iPhones, enabling wireless connectivity to cellular networks. And now, it's over. When Apple launched the first iPhone in 2007 ...

Even though the two companies have a testy relationship, Apple has historically relied on Qualcomm for modems. The C1 chip in the iPhone 16e is Apple’s first step toward breaking up with Qualcomm.

iPhone 16e 48MP Fusion camera The Apple C1 modem, along with the A18 processor ... Apple’s transition will be gradual, with Qualcomm chips expected in some Apple devices until at least 2027.

Apple today introduced the iPhone 16e, its newest entry-level smartphone. The device succeeds the third-generation iPhone SE, ...

In many ways, the Apple C1—its first cellular modem—is the company’s most important product in years. Just as the company ...