{"id":264031,"date":"2023-11-30T08:28:12","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T13:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=318409"},"modified":"2025-07-01T17:30:56","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T00:30:56","slug":"apple-development-modem-rumors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/apple-development-modem-rumors\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple could cancel its development of a modem for the iPhones: this is what we know"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Apple might be facing a significant setback in its plans to develop its own 5G modem for the iPhone. According to unconfirmed reports from Asia, the company <strong>has experienced several unsuccessful attempts to perfect this key component<\/strong>, potentially leading to the cancellation of this project.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Freeform\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-m\/p\/933e1ce5-2062-40e7-8619-6978c3fdce16\/1997379573\/freeform-logo\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Freeform<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/freeform.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/freeform.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What will Apple&#8217;s plans be?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The reports, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2023\/11\/29\/apple-5g-modem-discontinued-reports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"\">collected by MacRumors<\/a>, have been originated by sources within Apple&#8217;s 5G modem supply chain departments and disclosed by the <a href=\"https:\/\/m.blog.naver.com\/PostView.naver?blogId=yeux1122&amp;logNo=223278322589&amp;navType=by\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"\">account yeux1122<\/a> on the Naver blog. These suggest that Apple&#8217;s efforts to develop its own modem have failed thus far. This has led the company to <strong>consider discontinuing its multi-year investment in this project<\/strong>. Separately, the leaker <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Tech_Reve\/status\/1729824690951356893?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"\">known as @Tech_Reve<\/a> also indicated having heard similar reports from a supply chain source in Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Introducing iPhone 15 Pro | Apple\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xqyUdNxWazA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>In 2019, Apple acquired the majority of Intel&#8217;s smartphone modem business<\/strong>. While staffing up the project with engineers from Intel and other hires from Qualcomm, the company executives aimed to have the modem chip ready by the fall of 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier this month, Mark Gurman informed us that Apple was still facing challenges in its attempt to develop a 5G modem to <strong>replace Qualcomm&#8217;s 5G modems in the iPhone and other products<\/strong>. It was reported that the modem&#8217;s release <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/modem-apple-2025-rumors-kuo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">had been postponed until late 2025 or early 2026<\/a>, but Apple supposedly still planned to introduce the technology in the iPhone SE.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Freeform\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-m\/p\/933e1ce5-2062-40e7-8619-6978c3fdce16\/1997379573\/freeform-logo\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Freeform<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/freeform.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/freeform.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s too early to tell if the impediments in chip development could lead to the cancellation of the project. In recent years, Apple has transitioned many of its key components to in-house production. The truth is, due to their high secrecy, we are completely unaware of the impediments they encountered in developing Apple Silicon chips. Therefore, given the importance of a communication chip in devices \u2014 including a 5G-enabled MacBook \u2014 <strong>one must approach the idea of Apple abandoning the project with caution<\/strong>. We&#8217;ll see how events unfold.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The idea that Apple could abandon the project must be taken with great caution. 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