With the launch of iPhone 16e, we also saw the launch of something far more important — Apple's custom C1 modem. Here's what means and why you should care about it.

In many ways, the Apple C1—its first cellular modem—is the company’s most important product in years. Just as the company ...

Apple on Wednesday revealed its first custom-designed modem chip that will help connect iPhones to wireless data networks, a move that will make the company less reliant on chips from Qualcomm that ...

Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon told CNBC that the latest modem will significantly outperform Apple's newly launched modem. Amon ...

Qualcomm believes its latest X85 5G modem will set a "huge delta" between the performance of high-end Android devices and ...

During the Mobile World Congress 2025, Qualcomm unveiled its new X85 5G modem with an integrated 5G AI processor and called ...

It has taken some time for Apple to release its first modem and it did so with the launch of the iPhone 16e last month. The ...

Meanwhile, Apple’s work with GlobalStar continues, a space race that opens a new frontier in the mobile industry, support of ...

Even though the two companies have a testy relationship, Apple has historically relied on Qualcomm for modems. The C1 chip in the iPhone 16e is Apple’s first step toward breaking up with Qualcomm.

Apple's new C1 modem in the iPhone 16e is just the "start," according to the company's chipmaking chief Johny Srouji. "C1 ...

A leaker revealed the details about Apple's refreshed 5G modem coming next year, which will be the C1 successor.

The C1 is Apple’s first cellular modem. It follows the naming scheme ... the H series for “Headphones,” the M series for “Mac processors,” the R series for “Reality processors ...