Modems have been in use by the private sector since the early 1960s. All modems use phone lines to transmit information, but not every modem is the same. As the name implies, a "fax modem" is intended ...

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Apple could be making big moves to start creating its own mobile modems. If true, this would mean the company is looking to end its reliance on Intel. Apple creating its own modems will cost the ...

Apple reportedly planned to switch to its own 5G modems with its 2023 iPhones, but Qualcomm now expects to make the ‘vast majority’ of 5G modems for those smartphones Apple reportedly planned to ...

Apple is expecting Intel to supply 70% of the modem chips inside the new iPhone models, which will debut this fall, and–if all goes well–plans to rely on the company for 100% of the modems in next ...

I’ve long believed the arrival of Apple’s in-house cellular modems was the Mac’s next best chance to finally get cellular. It seems Apple may agree. Mark Gurman reported at Bloomberg shortly before C1 ...

Qualcomm stock rose over 3% during on Tuesday after an analyst said he sees Apple using the company's 5G modems in 2023 iPhones. Qualcomm previously said that it was expecting to supply 20% of iPhone ...

Apple is the only smartphone company that buys a standalone modem, CTO James Thompson testified in the FTC case Friday. Shara Tibken was a managing editor at CNET News, overseeing a team covering tech ...

When we look back on the iPhone 16e years from now, the thing we’ll all remember is that it was the first iPhone to use Apple’s own modem. Even though the two companies have a testy relationship, ...

Apple might finally ditch Qualcomm, the supplier of LTE modems in the iPhone, after getting locked into legal disputes over patent royalties last year. KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo claims, ...

Chances are you’ve never thought about how much electricity your high-speed modem and Wi-Fi router use. And why would you? Small network equipment doesn’t require very much electricity, but these home ...