“Citing an anonymous source, The Information said that ‘in interviews with prospective hires for the team, Apple has told engineers that they expect to have their own modem ready by 2025’,” the CNET report added. Apple has been hiring engineers for the project to build its own 5G chips that would work as key modems to connect iPhones to mobile networks. Earlier, the company had stopped working with the leading 5G modem provider - Qualcomm - because of a dispute over Qualcomm’s licensing fees. However, the legal war between the two companies settled in April at an undisclosed amount. As part of the settlement, Apple agreed to buy Qualcomm’s 5G chips as well to use it as part of its 5G-enabled iPhone, which is scheduled for launch in 2020.
