Apple’s Silicon development teams have a big year coming
2025 may see the world’s first mass market 2nm chips, and Apple’s first ever home-baked 5G modem.
Tagged: 5G
What is 5G Advanced and why is it coming to iPhone?
It’s an ‘evolution towards 6G’ Apple allegedly intends to pop inside next year’s highest end iPhone 16 Pros. What is 5G Advanced and why might it matter to you?
Interesting times at Apple satellite partner, Globalstar
Ousted former Qualcomm CEO, Paul Jacobs, has been hired as the new CEO of Apple’s Emergency SOS by satellite partner, Globalstar
Apple multibillion-dollar Broadcom deal seems mostly for 5G
Certain subsidiaries of Broadcom have agreed to supply a range of specified high-performance RF and wireless components and modules for use in Apple products
Apple expands European Silicon Design Centre with €1b investment
Hot on the heels of claims Apple plans to begin using its own self-developed 5G chipsets next year comes a big investment in R&D where they are probably made.
Does Apple’s Ericsson deal make an Apple 5G more plausible?
Deal includes agreement to strengthen technology and business collaboration, including in technology, interoperability and standards development, says Ericsson.
Apple isn’t yet ready with its own 5G modem, maybe
Despite years of work and billions of investment in developing its own 5G modem, Apple is sticking with Qualcomm 5G modems for next year’s iPhone 15.
5G on iPhone 14 Pro feels faster because it is faster
Real-world tests show the new iPhone 14 Pro to be 38% faster over 5G networks than the preceding model, even as custom Apple hardware is confirmed.
Apple’s satellite iPhone speculation now makes more sense
Months since we heard of satellite iPhones, Ericsson, Qualcomm, and Thales have announced plans to create a global 5G network using satellites.
Apple 5G modem development seems on track for 2024
Apple’s 5G development efforts continue, but the attempt may be taking longer than planned and the first iPhones containing Apple 5G may not appear until 2024
