Qualcomm and Apple continue to cooperate, and their own 5G modem may face another delay

According to the latest news, although Apple has been using its own A-series chips on its iPhones, the 5G modem they plan to develop in-house may face a longer waiting time and currently still relies on technology provided by Qualcomm

According to a statement released by Qualcomm this month, they have renewed their agreement with Apple and will continue to provide baseband chips to Apple. This cooperation will last until the end of 2025. This news means that Apple’s self-designed 5G modem will not be ready until 2025 at the earliest.

Apple began a self-developed 5G baseband plan in 2018, and spent $1 billion to acquire Intel’s smartphone chip business in 2019 to accelerate this project . Initially, Apple planned to use self-developed 5G basebands on this year’s iPhone 15 series. However, Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon said at the 2023 MWC that Apple plans to launch a self-developed 5G baseband in 2024. However, the reality seems to be more complicated, and the difficulty of developing the modem seems to be beyond initial expectations.

According to my understanding, as early as October last year, there was news that Apple had It has completed the development of 5G chip technology and originally planned to launch self-developed chips in 2023. However, due to lower power consumption and energy efficiency than expected, the launch had to be postponed to after 2025. This new 5G demodulator chip will use TSMC’s 4nm process and is expected to be installed on the iPhone 17 series for the first time. Apple will continue its efforts to independently develop 5G modems to achieve a greater degree of technological independence

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