Apple’s philosophy of integrating hardware and software when it comes to getting the most out of its devices is based on the fact that Apple creates both the hardware and the software.. In the software, the situation has been like this for many years, while the development in the hardware is progressive.
Macs, for example, have only recently made the leap to Apple silicon while using Intel chips. The same applies to modems, the chips responsible for connectivity, which currently belong to Qualcomm and also to Broadcom. Something that will change soon, because according to Mark Gurman in Bloomberg Apple will soon start using its own.
An in-house development for the best possible integration
Let’s put ourselves in context a little, because that’s coming from afar. While Apple has always intended to design the key components of its devices, one of the catalysts for wanting to develop its own modems was its 2017 legal battle with Qualcomm over a license fee. A dispute that ended abruptly with the signing of a multi-year cooperation agreement. When Intel sold its modem division in 2019, the purchase was left to Apple in parallel. a foundation to start developing your own technology.
Fast forward to the present and we find that a few months ago, Ming-Chi Kuo stated that Apple has had to continue to rely on Qualcomm ever since the modems weren’t ready yet. According to the analyst, Apple would continue development, but not in time for the iPhone 2023. Now Mark Gurman agrees with this report and speaks of a progressive deployment.
Given the importance of modems within Apple devices, the company will test the new chip in a single device before rolling it out in the others. Originally this device was supposed to be the iPhone SE 4, which we now believe will be cancelled. the The move away from Qualcomm could take up to three yearsaccording to Gurman, and it would start in 2024. And from 2025, another will be added to develop its own Bluetooth and Wi-Fi chip and stop using Broadcom.
Alongside this development, Gurman tells us that Apple is also working on a chip that will do this combine both cellular connectivity and Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. A single component that will give Apple more flexibility in optimizing the operation of our devices in terms of consumption, speed and performance. A chip that allows it to move away from other manufacturers and their own roadmaps and focus on the iPhone – and also the Apple Watch and other devices – when it comes to offering the widest possible integration between hardware and software . It seems far away, but 2024 is right around the corner technologically, so we’ll keep an eye on what developments and surprises we see.
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