{"id":4108,"date":"2024-04-13T10:08:04","date_gmt":"2024-04-13T10:08:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aitesonics.com\/apple-will-keep-using-qualcomms-5g-tech-in-iphones-until-at-least-2026-143702711\/"},"modified":"2024-04-13T10:08:04","modified_gmt":"2024-04-13T10:08:04","slug":"apple-will-keep-using-qualcomms-5g-tech-in-iphones-until-at-least-2026-143702711","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aitesonics.com\/apple-will-keep-using-qualcomms-5g-tech-in-iphones-until-at-least-2026-143702711\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple will keep using Qualcomm's 5G tech in iPhones until at least 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"
On the eve of Apple’s big fall iPhone event<\/ins><\/a>, Qualcomm announced<\/a> it will continue to provide the company with 5G smartphone modems through 2026. It\u2019s an indication that while Apple has successfully scaled up its chipset manufacturing efforts<\/ins><\/a> and ended its reliance on Intel, the company hasn\u2019t been able to do the same with 5G<\/ins><\/a> radios as yet.<\/p>\n However, it seems Qualcomm<\/ins><\/a> believes Apple will eventually be able to manufacture its own 5G radios at enough scale. Qualcomm only expects<\/ins><\/a> to supply around 20 percent of the components Apple will need for its 2026 iPhones.<\/p>\n It\u2019s been clear for a while that Apple<\/ins><\/a> intends to build its own modems and bring more of the iPhone supply chain in house. It bought Intel\u2019s mobile modem business<\/ins><\/a> for $1 billion four years ago, getting its hands on useful patents and knowledgeable staff in the process, as The Wall Street Journal<\/ins><\/em><\/a> notes. However, any plan to manufacture its own smartphone modems at scale evidently hasn\u2019t come to pass yet.<\/p>\n