Why did Apple develop its own iPhone modem? One, it eliminates the risk of ... Qualcomm modems when iPhone 12 models ushered in the 5G era, but it also decided to design its own modem as a longer ...

Apple has just introduced the iPhone 16E, a spiritual successor to the iPhone SE line that has a significant first: it introduces Apple’s long-awaited in-house 5G modem, called the C1.

With the iPhone 16e release, Apple debuted its first 5G modem, the C1. While this custom 5G chip wasn’t used in the company’s latest M3 iPad Air or base model iPad, Cupertino is still ...

Apple's next-generation C2 modem is expected to arrive in 2026, debuting in Apple's iPhone 18 Pro models, according to Bloomberg's ...

Little is known about Apple’s C1 chip. The company hasn’t revealed much about its new 5G modem for iPhone 16e, but it seems logical to assume it might end up in more new iPhone models this year.