Apple will produce its own 5G modem for iPhones

A-series and M-series mobile chips have achieved great success, and Apple continues its investments to reduce its foreign dependency. According to information shared by Nikkei Asia, the company will launch its own 5G modem by 2023.

can be used in the iPhone 15 series

It is claimed that Apple, which uses Qualcomm’s 5G modem chips in today’s iPhone models, will switch to its own developed modem chips with the iPhone 15 series. However, the company, which has been working for a long time to develop a new modem chip, bought Intel’s 5G modem unit for 1 billion dollars in a big deal in 2019.

While it is reported that the technology giant has started negotiations with suppliers on the production of the new 5G modem, on the investor day held this week, Qualcomm said that in 2023, Apple expects to supply only 20 percent of modem chips and that Apple needs to supply iPhones. He said he would manufacture 80 percent of 5G modem chips himself.

Apple’s turning to a completely custom modem design, leaving Qualcomm 5G chips behind, can provide a big improvement in the company’s ecosystem.