One of the biggest rumors we’ve heard about the iPhone SE 4 is that it could be the very first phone to come with Apple’s new 5G modem. Apparently this will kickstart a three-year rollout in which the ...

Qualcomm’s next-gen 5G modem, unveiled today at MWC, will arrive in smartphones this year and into 2027, but we haven't yet heard which specific devices will sport it. The Qualcomm X105 5G is Qualcomm ...

Each spring, Mobile World Congress in Barcelona is the place where the entire mobile ecosystem shows off the best of what it has to offer for the year. Following Apple’s announcement of its C1 modem ...

Qualcomm announced the X85, its latest high-end modem. It has taken some time for Apple to release its first modem and it did so quietly with the launch of the iPhone 16e last month. The cellular ...

Apple revealed its custom C1 modem less than a month ago with the iPhone 16e, calling it the “most power-efficient modem ever on an iPhone.” It helps the 16e achieve the longest battery life of any ...

MediaTek’s new 5G modem promises faster speeds, smarter connectivity, and satellite support for off-grid coverage. I’m one of PCMag’s mobile writers. That means I check out phones, hotspots, and ...

Apple’s forthcoming iPhone 17 Air will come with a key component many years in the making: the C1 modem, which debuted in the iPhone 16e. The idea of a new modem may not sound very exciting, but ...

It’s a battle of the wireless modems. Not to be outdone by Qualcomm’s speedy new X16, Intel on February 22 announced the XMM 7650 modem, a new chip that promises to deliver gigabit download speeds for ...

As Apple looks to develop its own wireless chips, let's hope it remembers and learned some lessons from "antennagate." Eli covered the latest in the ever-changing worlds of telecom, streaming and ...