News Apple rolls out its C1 modem six years after buying in the technology from Intel

[Admin]

Apple claims its C1 modem is the most power efficient modem ever used in an iPhone.

Apple rolls out its C1 modem six years after buying in the technology from Intel : Read more

 

[HideOut]

I get 5G for phones. Its cool to say you have it. It uses more battery and NO ONE needs 500Mbit internet to scroll the web or watch 720p video on their screen. Its such a huge gimmick that is sold to people to convince them they jusut NEED something. MAYBE if you were uusing 5G in your home, boat or RV it makes sense because its replacing your FTTP connection, but even if you are tethering your laptop a few hundred MB/sec matches or beats most peoples h ome internet. Its just marketing garbage.

 

[Mr Majestyk]

I get 5G for phones. Its cool to say you have it. It uses more battery and NO ONE needs 500Mbit internet to scroll the web or watch 720p video on their screen. Its such a huge gimmick that is sold to people to convince them they jusut NEED something. MAYBE if you were uusing 5G in your home, boat or RV it makes sense because its replacing your FTTP connection, but even if you are tethering your laptop a few hundred MB/sec matches or beats most peoples h ome internet. Its just marketing garbage.

I live in a rural area and my 5G performs far far worse than 4G. Battery life sucks, range sucks, signal sucks, and it's a premium to have 5G. I get a ton of drop outs, and download rates often like dial up.

 

[CelicaGT]

I get 5G for phones. Its cool to say you have it. It uses more battery and NO ONE needs 500Mbit internet to scroll the web or watch 720p video on their screen. Its such a huge gimmick that is sold to people to convince them they jusut NEED something. MAYBE if you were uusing 5G in your home, boat or RV it makes sense because its replacing your FTTP connection, but even if you are tethering your laptop a few hundred MB/sec matches or beats most peoples h ome internet. Its just marketing garbage.

I tether my phone to my laptop a lot when I'm on the road, so I definitely appreciate the speed. I'm travelling right now and I just downloaded 126.93 GB of FFXVI goodness faster than at home (Hotel WiFi is crap). But ya, as for on the phone by itself I typically cap it at 4G both for battery and signal strength reasons.

 

[TCA_ChinChin]

So Apple cut out all of the high-power features from their own modem in order to call it energy efficient? Sounds like a test for them to roll out the C2 or C3 for their main lineup next generation.
Still props to them, navigating the landscape of wireless technology even with Intel's homework isn't that easy.

 

[ieatfishburritos]

Just to note, Apple purchased a modem team from Intel, Intel purchased a modem team from Fujitsu, whom purchased it from Motorola (Freescale). The original Motorola team had developed 4G LTE modems in the 00's. I'm sure many people have changed and such over the years.