Apple Speeds Up Hardware Shift, Phases Out Broadcom Wi-Fi Chips in iPhone 17

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is moving faster toward replacing third-party hardware with its own, according to TF International Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. The company now plans to use in-house Wi-Fi chips in all iPhone 17 models, phasing out chips from Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO).

This follows Apple’s confirmation on Wednesday that its upcoming iPhone 16e will feature an in-house modem chip, the C1, instead of relying on Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM). Qualcomm has supplied Apple’s modem chips for more…