According to a post on South Korea's Naver platform, Apple is in the process of restructuring its investments in its 5G modem development division as well as its staff there and is terminating its internal 5G modem development project.
Similar reports from sources in the Japanese supply chain were also confirmed by leak source Tech_Reve, who has a reliable track record of Apple leaks in the past, according to GSMArena .
According to leaker yeux1122, Apple is giving up on developing a 5G modem.
If the leak is true, Apple is ending its development and investment efforts in the project, which has been beset by difficulties and obstacles, to develop an in-house 5G modem that is expected to be featured in the upcoming iPhone SE 4. This ends the possibility that we will see an Apple-made 5G modem in the iPhone.
Last week, Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman reported that Apple may miss its 2025 deadline to replace Qualcomm chips with in-house 5G modems because the project has been delayed again, according to Macworld .
In September, Apple extended its 5G modem contract with Qualcomm until 2026. All of Apple's devices to date use modems made by Qualcomm. The company plans to switch to its own 5G modems in 2026. Apple has also faced legal issues related to modem patents held by Qualcomm that expire in 2030.
In 2019, Apple spent $1 billion to buy Intel's entire modem business. The deal gave Apple all of Intel's research and technology and more than 2,000 employees.
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