Apple looking to drop Broadcom as wi-fi, bluetooth, cellular supplier
Apple has been planning for some time to ease its dependence on Broadcom, and it appears that it may happen by late 2024.

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Similar to how Apple replaced chips from Intel with custom silicon, the company hopes to do the same for its cellular modems. The ability to fine-tune the modem for Apple's intended purposes is a significant benefit.
Apple reportedly plans to release its first modem by the end of 2024 or early 2025. In doing so, it will drop a Broadcom component in 2025, in a report from Bloomberg on Monday.
Broadcom produces a component that handles Wi-Fi and Bluetooth functionality on Apple devices. Apple has been developing a replacement for it for years, and is reportedly working on a follow-up version that will combine Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and cellular capabilities into a single component.
Other components including radio-frequency chips and ones for wireless charging will still be provided by Broadcom, though Apple is also working to replace those. However, during a conference call in December, Broadcom CEO Hock Tan said that while Apple would be reducing its dependence on Broadcom, the company will continue to work with Apple.
"We believe we have the best technology and delivering value to our customers," he said. "There's no reason to find something else where you're not the best."
Apple is Broadcom's largest customer and accounted for about 20% of the chipmaker's revenue in the last fiscal year, reaching nearly $7 billion.
Qualcomm will also continue to provide 5G chips for the iPhone lineup in 2023, according to a report from November. Apple has been working on creating its modem for use in its hardware for several years, but 2023 won't be the year Apple makes the switch.
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Broadcom
Similar to how Apple replaced chips from Intel with custom silicon, the company hopes to do the same for its cellular modems. The ability to fine-tune the modem for Apple's intended purposes is a significant benefit.
Apple reportedly plans to release its first modem by the end of 2024 or early 2025. In doing so, it will drop a Broadcom component in 2025, in a report from Bloomberg on Monday.
Broadcom produces a component that handles Wi-Fi and Bluetooth functionality on Apple devices. Apple has been developing a replacement for it for years, and is reportedly working on a follow-up version that will combine Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and cellular capabilities into a single component.
Other components including radio-frequency chips and ones for wireless charging will still be provided by Broadcom, though Apple is also working to replace those. However, during a conference call in December, Broadcom CEO Hock Tan said that while Apple would be reducing its dependence on Broadcom, the company will continue to work with Apple.
"We believe we have the best technology and delivering value to our customers," he said. "There's no reason to find something else where you're not the best."
Apple is Broadcom's largest customer and accounted for about 20% of the chipmaker's revenue in the last fiscal year, reaching nearly $7 billion.
Qualcomm will also continue to provide 5G chips for the iPhone lineup in 2023, according to a report from November. Apple has been working on creating its modem for use in its hardware for several years, but 2023 won't be the year Apple makes the switch.
Read on AppleInsider
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And what is happening to the editorial review?
- Wi-Fi
- Bluetooth
Capitalized. Geesh.It is extremely unlikely that they will be able to best Huawei, Broadcom or Qualcomm but having control of the on device RF situation affords Apple more flexibility in an ever increasing wireless world.
Apple at some point will be faced with bringing some version of Airport express/mesh routers, or even Mac servers to the market why? because the competition or Apple’s suppliers won’t support their products as usual, over the last 24 years, Apple has in the end had to roll up their sleeves and come up with solutions that will allow them to move their OS systems and hardware systems forward.
At the time Apple, opening up those retail stores was met with derision like many of the things that they’ve done in the last 24 years.