iPhone 17 Series to Be Equipped With Apple’s Own Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Chips: Ming-Chi Kuo
Apple could equip the iPhone 17 series with its own Wi-Fi and Bluetooth chip, according to details shared by TF Securities International analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. The company has been working on developing more components for its smartphones, which would help it lower its dependence on existing suppliers, such as Broadcom. Meanwhile, Apple is also tipped to integrate its in-house Wi-Fi and Bluetooth chips as well as its purported 5G chip — expected to make its debut on the iPhone SE 4 — in more products starting in H2 2025. Apple’s In-House Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Chip Could Debut on iPhone 17 Series In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Kuo states that Apple is looking to “rapidly reduce its reliance on Broadcom” for over 300 million chips that enable Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity on the company’s devices. In order to do so, the company will start to utilise its own chips on upcoming products, starting with the iPhone 17 series, according to the analyst. Kuo claims that Apple’s in-house Wi-Fi and Bluetooth chip will be built on …
