Apple’s rumored in-house Wi-Fi chip may debut in units as early as subsequent 12 months, in line with Taiwanese trade publication DigiTimes.
The report cites insiders from Apple’s provide chain who advised that a minimum of some new iPad fashions launching in 2025 is likely to be geared up with an Apple-designed Wi-Fi chip, though they stated there’s a likelihood that the chip won’t debut till the iPhone 18 sequence in 2026. Apple’s plans to design its personal Wi-Fi chip had been first reported in 2021, so the undertaking has seemingly been in improvement for fairly a while now.
Whereas it’s unclear if an Apple-designed Wi-Fi chip would have any shopper advantages, it might enable the corporate to cut back its reliance on its present Wi-Fi chip provider Broadcom, as a part of Apple’s effort to design extra elements in home.
All 4 iPhone 16 fashions assist Wi-Fi 7, which is marketed as being as much as 4× as quick as Wi-Fi 6E. A router with Wi-Fi 7 can be required.
Equally, the primary units with an Apple-designed 5G chip are rumored to launch subsequent 12 months, together with a new iPhone SE and the tentatively-named iPhone 17 Air. This chip would enable Apple to maneuver away from its present 5G chip provider Qualcomm.
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