Qualcomm swears it’s not worried about Apple making its own iPhone modems<div class="feat-image">
</div><p>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. </p>
<p>Even though the two companies <a href="
https://9to5mac.com/2019/04/16/apple-qualcomm-settlement/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">have a testy relationship[/url], Apple has historically relied on Qualcomm for modems.
The C1 chip in the iPhone 16e is Apple’s first step toward breaking up with Qualcomm. </p>
<p>Qualcomm, however, says it’s not worried about the competition posed by Apple’s foray into modems…</p>
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Qualcomm swears it’s not worried about Apple making its own iPhone modems
