Report: Apple abandons 5G modem development

29 November 2023
iPhones will most likely continue to use Qualcomm modems for the foreseeable future.

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  • 05 Dec 2023

Anonymous, 30 Nov 2023Making a good modem is not hard tor them...getting around Q... moreIt's just a matter of time before Apple make it happen. They don't want external modems from Qualcomm. The integration will be better if the components are all in house and I think Apple will go for that. They would have known about the patents and struggle of Intel in making a modem before buying them out.

People are ignorant AF as to how hard it is to make a modem competitive with Qualcomm. Ask Samsung how difficult it can be. Space and power constraints make it a nightmare for engineers.

Of course any apple article has a bunch of fandroids on it that have nothing better to do with their lives but hate on Apple. It's amazing that a tech firm can live rent free in their heads like Apple does.

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    • Samsung for life
    • CbI
    • 04 Dec 2023

    7hs, 30 Nov 20235G is the biggest scam in tech lately. "No latency&quo... moreThere is nothing like no latency. Everything has latency. Even fastest super computer processor has latency.

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      • Samsung for life
      • CbI
      • 04 Dec 2023

      Anonymous, 30 Nov 2023true 5G only Chinese or huawei have it..west only use fake ... moreWhat are you saying ?I think Samsung has the best 5g services

        Anonymous, 30 Nov 2023Yeah, just because you have money, it doesn't mean tha... moreYes, incompetent companies tend to last decades and earn billions in revenue 🤷‍♂️

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          • Anonymous
          • KLS
          • 02 Dec 2023

          Anonymous, 30 Nov 2023true 5G only Chinese or huawei have it..west only use fake ... morebetter u explain first what different between true 5G and fake 5G?

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            • Anonymous
            • 0cB
            • 01 Dec 2023

            Apple gives up. So ironic.

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              • iJr
              • 30 Nov 2023

              Crackling Doom, 30 Nov 2023You cared enough to click on the article, go to the comment... moreI have to open it to read it you clever guy. And yes even im a Android user so i wouldn't care what ever for my S23 Ultra, it just have to work the best way no matter who made what.
              It's a phone no more.
              I care who makes babies with my children, but a 5g modem cmon.

                5G Huawei rules !!! 💪💪💪

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                  • Anonymous
                  • q3R
                  • 30 Nov 2023

                  Anonymous, 30 Nov 2023Thanks for giving us a livingnexample of how Apple users wi... moreThis doesn't make sense though. The value of a used device is only worth what people are willing to pay. Because people pay more for Apple, means its more valuable. If they didn't deem it valuable, the used prices would crater.

                  How are they getting screwed over? If something is priced too high, sales will fall. It's basic supply and demand. If Samsung, or Chinese OEM's could charge higher prices like Apple, they would. Their goal is to maximize profits, as is Apple. They're not running a charity.

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                    • Anonymous
                    • q3R
                    • 30 Nov 2023

                    Anonymous, 30 Nov 2023true 5G only Chinese or huawei have it..west only use fake ... moreMy 3Gbps mmWave connection at home in the US says otherwise.

                      0odle-noodle, 30 Nov 2023You wouldn't have any pennies, because you didn't... moreTouché

                        DaFink, 30 Nov 2023If I had a penny for every time I heard that, I'd be a... moreYou wouldn't have any pennies, because you didn't hear it, you read it 😹

                          Anonymous, 30 Nov 2023You really don't know Apple's entire history do y... moreall thanks to....
                          dun da da da,
                          Microsoft!

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                            • Anonymous
                            • vGN
                            • 30 Nov 2023

                            Anonymous, 30 Nov 2023Lol it's your government who taxes iPhones at 40%GST in India is 18% for mobile phones.

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                              • Anonymous
                              • XTA
                              • 30 Nov 2023

                              true 5G only Chinese or huawei have it..west only use fake 5G(4G++)

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                                • Anonymous
                                • 3aL
                                • 30 Nov 2023

                                5G is basically 'new title' and the boy which claims it is scam don't know how it works that 5G is based on LTE and NR (new radio) which works together dual simultaneously it's basically "add on for lte. (NSA + SA)
                                Depending where who lives go to settings on your Android phone status sim status and while you see you running "5G" signal it will say in status LTE & NR (new radio) So LTE along withNR boosting speeds..
                                On 4G it is LTE & CA (carrier aggregation)
                                Tons of info online.. 🤷‍♂️
                                There

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                                  • Peter
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                                  • 30 Nov 2023

                                  Anonymous, 30 Nov 2023Didn't know making a modem was this hard. Both Intel a... moreNot hard but there is really not other different way to do it to not crosspath the way how tech is already build as apple were thinking.. That's why companies protect their ideas with patents..

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                                    • No Regrets
                                    • 8mp
                                    • 30 Nov 2023

                                    This story was published just 2 weeks ago in Bloomberg
                                    https://www.gsmarena.com/report_apples_inhouse_modem_pushed_further_into_late_2025_early_2026-news-60616.php

                                    Now I may be wrong I doubt it, when you get a tip, it is before the event an ability to read a published article, repost it offering nothing new is copying. Apple are not going to confide or have him sit in on daily briefings.

                                    Why I find this story hard to accept is 5G is for another 4 to 5 years, 6G follows any abandonment now makes Apple solely reliant on Qualcomm for the next 15 years

                                    There is no mention of Intel either.

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                                      • Peter
                                      • 3aL
                                      • 30 Nov 2023

                                      Anonymous, 29 Nov 2023> Main reason might be due yo lot of patents held up by ... moreIt absolutely has nothing to do with the money

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                                        • Peter
                                        • 3aL
                                        • 30 Nov 2023

                                        Aple thinks that money will solve everything..and everything is easy
                                        Development takes decade to deploy