Modems have been in use by the private sector since the early 1960s. All modems use phone lines to transmit information, but not every modem is the same. As the name implies, a "fax modem" is intended ...

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Apple reportedly planned to switch to its own 5G modems with its 2023 iPhones, but Qualcomm now expects to make the ‘vast majority’ of 5G modems for those smartphones Apple reportedly planned to ...

Apple could be making big moves to start creating its own mobile modems. If true, this would mean the company is looking to end its reliance on Intel. Apple creating its own modems will cost the ...

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Apple is the only smartphone company that buys a standalone modem, CTO James Thompson testified in the FTC case Friday. Shara Tibken was a managing editor at CNET News, overseeing a team covering tech ...

Qualcomm stock rose over 3% during on Tuesday after an analyst said he sees Apple using the company's 5G modems in 2023 iPhones. Qualcomm previously said that it was expecting to supply 20% of iPhone ...

When we look back on the iPhone 16e years from now, the thing we’ll all remember is that it was the first iPhone to use Apple’s own modem. Even though the two companies have a testy relationship, ...

Is there any reason why we don't see fiber optic modems? I mean ones with a fiber optic jack instead of a RJ45 port. Here in Thailand all of our carriers with fiber packages run fiber directly to the ...

This has been perplexing me lately. I have had many clients over the years and used a cable ISP personally for a short period and noticed that cable modems just go out intermittently and need to be ...