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Apple could “meld” its custom modem with its future CPUs.

The company plans to use these combined chips by “2028 at the earliest,” according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman in today’s Power On newsletter. The move could cut costs and make its devices more energy-efficient, he notes. I imagine it would help save space in the cramped confines of something like the rumored iPhone Air, too.

Apple’s first in-house modem chip, dubbed the C1, debuts in the iPhone 16E in just a few days.

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