The current state: C1 modem. Apple's recent launch of the budget-friendly iPhone 16e, featuring an Apple-designed C1 modem instead of a Qualcomm chip, is a big moment for the company.

The results were so poor that the chips were "essentially three years behind Qualcomm's best modem chip," and using them threatened to make iPhone wireless speeds slower than its competitors ...

MediaTek's T800 promises incredible 5G speeds at a fraction of the size and power, opening the door to a whole new world of possibilities for 5G connectivity.