Apple’s new C1 modem in the iPhone 16e is just the ”start,” according to the company’s chipmaking chief Johny Srouji.”C1 is the start,” said Srouji, in an interview with Reuters. ”We’re going to keep improving that technology each generation, so that it becomes a platform for us that will be used to truly differentiate this technology for our products.”
Apple confirmed to Reuters that it plans to use its own cellular modems across more products in the coming years. Apple supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo today said the iPhone 17 Air will also be equipped with the C1 modem.
Apple’s in-house modem will allow it to reduce its reliance on Qualcomm, the current supplier of modems for other iPhone models.
Qualcomm expects its share of iPhone modems to drop to as low as 20% by next year.
Source: Apple Says iPhone 16e’s New C1 Modem is Just the ’Start’ in Interview