All upcoming iPhone 17 models expected to feature new in-house Wi-Fi chip

The big picture: Apple debuted the iPhone 16e earlier this week, featuring the company's first in-house 5G modem. Cupertino won't likely use it in the upcoming iPhone 17 lineup, but the company reportedly has a new in-house Wi-Fi chip planned for its next-gen flagship. Noted Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says Apple has developed an in-house Wi-Fi chipset to debut in the iPhone 17. He also confirmed that the recently unveiled C1 5G modem, featured in the iPhone 16e, won't appear in the iPhone 17 flagships. However, it will handle cellular connectivity in the iPhone 17 Air, while the rest of the lineup sticks with Qualcomm modules. This leak is not the first we've heard regarding the iPhone 17 shipping with an Apple-designed Wi-Fi chip. Last October, Kuo predicted that at least one of the four iPhone 17 models would include the new chip and that it would support the Wi-Fi 7 standard. Following Qualcomm, Broadcom's Wi-Fi chips will also be replaced by Apple's in-house chips at a faster pa ... Read full article.