Apple plans to introduce an in-house Wi-Fi chip capable of Wi-Fi 7 speeds on at least one model of the iPhone 17 next year, according to new information shared by the reliable Ming-Chi Kuo.
In a new post on X, Kuo states that Apple is set to lessen its reliance on Broadcom moving forward, which has been the Cupertino company’s main supplier for Wi-Fi and Bluetooth chips across most of its devices. This will kick off with the iPhone 17 in the second half of 2025 thanks to the custom-designed Wi-Fi 7 chip from Apple.
The purported Wi-Fi chip will be built using TSMC’s 7-nanometer node process, which Apple used in the past for the A12 Bionic chip. Apple’s in-house Wi-Fi ambitions will rapidly expand moving forward, with Kuo claiming that Apple will move all of its products to the new chip over the next three years.
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The development is the latest step that Apple is taking to improve its vertical integration, lessening its reliance on external vendors and exercising more control over its supply chain. Custom-designed chips also introduce several benefits to consumers such as better efficiency and highly-optimised performance.
The iPhone 16 lineup is the first set of Apple devices to support Wi-Fi 7 speeds. However, the new M4 Macs that Apple announced this week are still limited to Wi-Fi 6E connectivity. In addition to the rumored Wi-Fi chip, Apple is also rumored to debut its custom 5G modem starting next year with the iPhone SE 4 and “iPhone 17 Slim.”
