It's an open secret that Apple would prefer to have as much control over the components that go into its products as possible, and the iPhone is at the very top of the list of devices that Apple considers key to its progress. But as the company continues to find out, competing with those who have spent years perfecting their craft isn't all that easy.
Apple has been working to bring its own 5G modems to the iPhone for years and has so far found it difficult to design anything that can come close to offering the performance and capabilities of the modems it buys from Qualcomm. Apple even bought Intel's modem business to try and get a head start, but it still hasn't found a way to ship a modem designed by anyone at Apple Park.
