Daring Fireball ‘s John Gruber today says the answer is “no,” as he spoke with an Apple representative who confirmed that the new iPad Air and entry-level iPad models are not equipped with the C1 modem. Plus, MacRumors has viewed FCC documents that show that cellular models of both new iPads are equipped with a Qualcomm modem.

As reported, Apple's manufacturing deal with Qualcomm for 5G modems is set to last until 2027, so there's still a lot of time left for Apple to continue to use Qualcomm's modems i

A leaker revealed the details about Apple's refreshed 5G modem coming next year, which will be the C1 successor.

Based on information from a prominent industry analyst, Apple kept mmWave (millimeter wave) 5G support out of its in-house designed C1 modem for a good reason: power efficiency.

Apple is developing a "refreshed" version of its C1 modem for mass production next year that will improve power consumption and

A new report from analyst Ming-Chi Kuo claims that it will be 2026 before an updated version of the Apple C1 modem with mmWave will enter mass production.