Apple has begun developing its own cellular modem for its devices. Bloomberg on December 10thReported.. Parts supplied by Qualcomm may be replaced.
Johny Srouji, Apple’s senior vice president of hardware technology, told employees at a town hall meeting about the effort. Bloomberg reports as a story of people familiar with the matter.
“In 2020, we started developing our first internal cellular modem, which enables a new key strategic transition,” Srouji said. “Such a long term. Strategic investment is a crucial part of realizing our products and ensuring that we have a rich pipeline of innovative technologies for the future. “
It has long been speculated that Apple is developing its own cell modem.
Qualcomm and Apple have a close partnership, and Qualcomm has supplied high-end modems for the iPhone. However, Apple’s suit against Qualcomm for anti-competitive practices in Qualcomm led the two companies to file a lawsuit over patent licenses for nearly two years.Both companies will be in 2019reconciliationdoing.
CNET has asked Apple for comment, but no response has been received.
