It will be a slow burn. Prior to that acquisition they had zero in house capability. Expect it will be a while before they can get to best of breed in that space.

Then again their long term strategy under Cook has been impeccable. He hasn’t squandered the legacy from the late Jobs. Quite the opposite. Apple is in a pretty good place historically.

I couldn't agree more, I'm sat typing this on an amazing M1 Max MacBook Pro.

I'd be amazed if the first Apple 5G modems didn't appear next year, though I suspect they'll put them in an iPad first before the phones. Maybe this year, though probably not.

Snap. Did you get a 14 or 16” ?

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I'd be amazed if the first Apple 5G modems didn't appear next year, though I suspect they'll put them in an iPad first before the phones. Maybe this year, though probably not.

Some of that will depend on what commitment Qualcomm extracted from them when Intel couldn't meet the 5G need, and I suspect drove a hard bargain.

Wonder if we will ever see mobile data in a MacBook, its a strange omission for an option at the price point.

16, the 14 would be too small when I’m stuck on client sites with no second screen.

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Thankfully Starlink came along at just the right time, so I now have a decent speed, if expensive, Internet connection.

Right up until Starlink suffers from the same problem. I have seen reports that uses in the USA are already reporting their Starlink speeds have dropped. Radio spectrum is not a long term option for broadband beyond a small number of people in very hard to reach and/or mobile locations.

Starlink have always been clear that their main target market is relatively sparsely populated areas.

And I think long term in places like the UK there are actually likely to be fewer fixed location Starlink customers than now, as more and more FTTP rolls out to currently uncovered areas the need for Starlink will fall.

And although it sounds like madness saying it...

...it is easier for them to add capacity by launching more satellites, than it is for terrestrial mobile operators to add more cell towers !

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...it is easier for them to add capacity by launching more satellites, than it is for terrestrial mobile operators to add more cell towers !

Until we have collisions in orbit, or more complaints by other countries, the sheer number of satellites for Starlink is incredible.

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I couldn't agree more, I'm sat typing this on an amazing M1 Max MacBook Pro.

I'd be amazed if the first Apple 5G modems didn't appear next year, though I suspect they'll put them in an iPad first before the phones. Maybe this year, though probably not.

Looks like they're finally about to appear...

Mark Gurman @ Bloomberg: Apple Plans Three-Year Modem Rollout in Bid to Top Qualcomm

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Looks like they're finally about to appear...

Nearly 2 years old thread, nice find.

Rumour started in Nov that the next iPhone SE will have Apple modem as it won't yet support mmWave required for US premium products.
https://www.macrumors.com/2024/11/19/iphone-se-4-exp...