Apple just introduced the most budget-friendly iPhone in its 16 series, the iPhone 16e. This phone brings back some familiar features from older models, but it also includes something new: the Apple C1 modem. This is Apple’s own modem, designed to rely less on Qualcomm for this technology. Now, there’s a fresh report suggesting that the next version of the Apple C1 modem will support mmWave 5G.
Apple to bring mmWave 5G in next iteration of C1 modem
Known Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has claimed that Apple is reportedly working on a “refreshed” version of the recently developed C1 modem. According to him, the component will go into the mass production starting next year. The new version will include several changes and some of it would be in terms of power consumption, higher transmission speed and the support of mmWave 5G.
The analyst further reports that the company was planning to include the support of mmWave 5G in the current version of C1 modem, which is present on the iPhone 16e. However, the brand failed to integrate the feature without significantly affecting the overall power consumption. It was a ‘key hurdle’ for the brand to include the mmWave 5G compatibility while also not having much impact on the power consumption.
Since the iPhone 16e doesn’t support mmWave 5G, its users miss out on the ultra-fast 5G speeds available in certain areas around the world. mmWave 5G technology delivers incredibly high network speeds, especially in crowded places where signals can get weaker due to high numbers of people or devices. However, according to the analyst, Apple is working on fixing this, and the next version of the modem is expected to include mmWave 5G support.
