Neowin News Feed for: Modem

All upcoming iPhone 17 models may feature Apple's in-house Wi-Fi chip

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Fri, 21 Feb 2025 07:08:01 +0000

Future iPhones, starting with the iPhone 17 series could feature in-house Apple-designed chips helping in cost reduction. Read more...

iPhone 17 Slim/Air could be 2mm thinner than iPhone 16 Pro, thanks to the in-house modem

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Sat, 07 Dec 2024 13:32:01 +0000

Apple's strategy to implement an in-house modem inside the rumored iPhone 17 Slim/Air could make the device 2mm thinner than the current iPhone 16 Pro. Read more...

Qualcomm Snapdragon X75 modem will support 5G Advanced and more

John Callaham — Wed, 15 Feb 2023 15:08:01 +0000

The Qualcomm Snapdragon X75 modem will be able to support 10-carrier aggregation along with much better AI performance. The first devices with the new modem are coming in late 2023. Read more...

MediaTek joins the 5G mmWave race against Qualcomm and Samsung

Usama Jawad — Tue, 02 Feb 2021 11:56:01 +0000

MediaTek has announced the M80, its 5G mmWave modem. This is an advancement from the M70 which was its first generation 5G modem for smartphones. The M80 should be available later this year. Read more...

Intel has completed the sale of its smartphone modem business to Apple

João Carrasqueira — Mon, 02 Dec 2019 17:26:02 +0000

Intel has announced that the sale of its smartphone modem business to Apple has been completed, after it was originally announced in June of this year. The deal is worth about $1 billion. Read more...

Apple demanded $1 billion incentive payment from Qualcomm to supply iPhone modems

Faheemmuddeen Patel — Sun, 13 Jan 2019 15:06:01 +0000

At a federal courthouse in California, Qualcomm CEO Steve Mollenkopf has testified that Apple insisted on receiving a $1 billion incentive payment for the chance to supply the iPhone with modems. Read more...

Qualcomm believes that it won't be supplying Apple with modems for upcoming iPhones

Timi Cantisano — Thu, 26 Jul 2018 05:20:01 +0000

In a conference call today, Qualcomm posited that it won't be supplying the modems for Apple's next iPhones. However, the firm will continue to supply modems for Apple's legacy devices. Read more...

Intel to display XMM 8000 series 5G modems at MWC 2018

John Keefer — Thu, 22 Feb 2018 16:46:01 +0000

The processor giant is teaming up with Dell, Lenovo, HP, and Microsoft to show off a new PC that will display what the new technology's capabilities are. It also has a few other plans for the show. Read more...

In a new hostile takeover try, Broadcom raises bid for Qualcomm

Faheemmuddeen Patel — Mon, 05 Feb 2018 21:40:01 +0000

Broadcom has raised its bid for Qualcomm from the original offer back in November. The new bid prices Qualcomm's shares at $82 a piece, which is 17% higher than their original offer. Read more...

Apple may be using Intel modems exclusively in the upcoming iPhones

Faheemmuddeen Patel — Mon, 05 Feb 2018 20:16:01 +0000

In another blow to Qualcomm, Apple may be using modems manufactured by Intel exclusively in all 2018 phones. In their current flagship, the iPhone X, both Qualcomm and Intel modems are used. Read more...

Apple may use Intel's 5G modem tech for its upcoming iPhones

John Keefer — Fri, 17 Nov 2017 16:34:02 +0000

We've known that Qualcomm and Apple have not been on the best of terms as of late, pushing the iPhone maker in different directions seeking a plausible modem chip replacement. Intel may provide one. Read more...

MacBooks and iPhones may sport Apple-made ARM CPUs and modems in the future

Muhammad Jarir Kanji — Sat, 30 Sep 2017 09:38:01 +0000

According to a report, Apple is heavily investing in and doubling down on its efforts to build key components of its products in-house, such as processors for Macs and modems for iPhones. Read more...

Intel unveils its first gigabit LTE modem, coming later this year

Rich Woods — Tue, 21 Feb 2017 18:02:01 +0000

Intel today unveiled its fifth-generation LTE model, the XMM 7560 modem. Promising gigabit speeds, the modem will be manufactured on a 14nm process and offer 225Mbps upload speeds. Read more...

Qualcomm wants to bring 5 Gbps download speeds to your phone with the 5G X50 Snapdragon modem

Vlad Dudau — Tue, 18 Oct 2016 10:30:01 +0000

Qualcomm has unveiled its first mass-market-ready 5G modem, dubbed the Snapdragon X50. It can support download speeds of up to 5 Gbps, MIMO antennas, and mmWave technology and it's coming soon. Read more...

Apple is ordering modems from Intel, but Qualcomm will continue supplying some orders

Rich Woods — Fri, 10 Jun 2016 18:16:01 +0000

A new report states that Apple will begin using modems from Intel in the next iteration of the iPhone. Devices sold in China or for use on Verizon will continue to use Qualcomm modems. Read more...

The new iPhone, powered by Intel

Muhammad Jarir Kanji — Sat, 17 Oct 2015 11:34:01 +0000

According to a recent report, Intel has over a 1,000 people working on an LTE modem that will be integrated with the processor for the next generation AX iPhone SoC. Read more...

Virgin Media is prepping the launch of a 600Mbps network with the new 'SuperHub v3'

Jack Wilkinson — Thu, 17 Sep 2015 00:10:01 +0000

Virgin Media is set to begin hardware trials for its SuperHub v3 modem-router combo. The device was spotted at the IBC Exhibition being held in Amsterdam. Read more...

CES2008: Cisco plans 100Mbps+ Cable Modem for this Spring

Tue, 08 Jan 2008 20:37:51 +0000

At the CES 2008 show in Las Vegas, Cisco Systems Incorporated announced that the DPC3000 Channel Bonded Modem, which is designed to facilitate broadband services in excess of 100 Mbps, would be commercially available to... Read more...

Comcast Demonstrates 150-Mbps Modem

Wed, 09 May 2007 20:56:40 +0000

At the National Cable and Telecommunications Association meeting in Las Vegas, Comcast has unveiled its future weapon against the competition: a modem three times faster than FiOS. The DOCSIS 3.0 technology ties four cable lines... Read more...

Court Overturns FCC Cable Modem Decision

Tue, 07 Oct 2003 01:39:39 +0000

A federal appeals court opened the door Monday to additional rules on high-speed Internet access over cable television lines, overturning a Federal Communications Commission decision that competitors say has kept them locked out of the... Read more...

Cable modem users top 10m in US

Thu, 03 Oct 2002 13:01:22 +0000

There are more than 10m cable broadband punters in the US, according to the National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA). It claims some 75m households in the US have access to cable broadband services, with... Read more...

Fried Modem and Chips? No thanks.

Sun, 11 Aug 2002 19:30:12 +0000

Here's to my first post-comeback front page post. And, as I'm from the UK, I'm gonna complain about the weather... It seems that a problem that can happen to our American readership... Read more...

WinXP Patch: Computer May Hang During Heavy Load With Ericsson HIS Modem

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 08 Jul 2002 08:09:43 +0000

This update addresses a system crash when networking over a modem and is discussed in Microsoft Knowledge Base (KB) Article Q319810. Download now to prevent a system crash while networking over a modem. You connect... Read more...

Modem Spy 3.0 beta released

Steven Parker — Mon, 01 Jul 2002 08:40:58 +0000

Cheers zeebaf for sending this in.. Modem Spy allows you to keep track of telephone calls, record all incoming calls and do nifty things with the telephone you never thought possible. As one happy customer... Read more...

Broadband Cable Modem Uncappers Targeted

Fri, 28 Jun 2002 21:27:59 +0000

This was sent in by anonymous, thanks for the heads up. Authorities investigating the theft of high-speed Internet cable service yesterday seized modems and other computer equipment from homes in Toledo and... Read more...

AT&T raises prices for cable modem owners

Wed, 29 May 2002 12:37:14 +0000

While having my morning read of /. I came across this story... A new pricing structure from AT&T will result in modem owners paying an extra $7 for their high-speed Internet service whilst... Read more...

Pipex gives away free ADSL modem

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 14 May 2002 15:27:14 +0000

Pipex is getting even more aggressive in the broadband marketplace with yet another tempting offer designed to get people to sign-up to its ADSL service. Until June 13 the broadband ISP is offering new customers... Read more...

Modem Spy 2.7

Steven Parker — Wed, 24 Apr 2002 10:30:58 +0000

Thanks Alexander for this update. Modem Spy, allows voice owners to record voice conversations for whatever reasons :P The program is ultra-tiny (around 200KB), highly customizable and works with most voice modems. If you are a... Read more...

Cable modem hacking tricks uncapped online

Thu, 14 Mar 2002 19:07:06 +0000

When his cable modem service seemed to slow almost to a crawl last spring, Matthew Hallacy did like most people and complained to technical support at his Internet service provider, AT&T Broadband. ... Read more...

Modem Spy 2.6

Steven Parker — Wed, 06 Mar 2002 11:04:41 +0000

Modem Spy 2.6 will record all conversations as well as Caller ID information allowing you to have a crystal-clear record of every conversation taking place from your phone! It's great for business use as well... Read more...

Update: Cable modem to go up to 30mbits

Tue, 22 Jan 2002 03:18:37 +0000

Found this over on GeekNews, which actually updates a story first posted on NeoWin back in September 2001 "NeoWin: Fatter pipe in store for Cable Users (6th Sept 2001)". The Cable Television Laboratories... Read more...

Modem Booster 2.6 for Windows

Steven Parker — Fri, 16 Nov 2001 16:37:18 +0000

Web Accelerator Speeds Up Web Surfing By Up To 300 Percent! Reno, NV - inKline Global, Inc. today released Modem Booster 2.6, the only Web Accelerator that does a thorough check up... Read more...