All Four iPhone 17 Models Said to Feature Apple-Designed Wi-Fi 7 Chip

Earlier this week, Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said all four iPhone 17 models will be equipped with Apple's first-ever custom-designed Wi-Fi chip. He did not say which Wi-Fi version the chip will support, but it appears that it will be Wi-Fi 7.

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All four iPhone 17 models will feature an Apple-designed Wi-Fi 7 chip, according to Jeff Pu, an analyst who covers companies within Apple's supply chain. He shared this information in a research note with GF Securities earlier this month.

The entire iPhone 16 lineup already supports Wi-Fi 7, so this is not much of a surprise, but the fact that the chip will be designed by Apple is notable. Apple recently debuted its custom-designed C1 modem in the iPhone 16e, for cellular connectivity, and now the company is expected to debut an in-house Wi-Fi chip in the iPhone 17 models later this year. By designing more of its own chips, Apple can reduce and eventually eliminate its reliance on external suppliers, including Qualcomm for modems and Broadcom for Wi-Fi chips.

Wi-Fi 7 allows for data transmission over the 2.4GHz, 5GHz, and 6GHz bands simultaneously with a supported router, resulting in faster Wi-Fi speeds, lower latency, and more reliable connectivity. Wi-Fi 7 can provide peak speeds of over 40 Gbps, a 4× increase over Wi-Fi 6E, if a device supports the maximum specifications.

Apple is expected to unveil the iPhone 17 lineup in September.

Tag: Jeff Pu

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iBluetooth Avatar
5 days ago at 07:20 am
I look forward to getting this WiFi chip. What I would wish though is that Apple would again make a WiFi router like the AirPort which I am still using and getting 1 Gibs speed, but the AirPort is from 2013!
Score: 8 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Pbrutto Avatar
5 days ago at 07:49 am
This is still mostly irrelevant with apple refusing to use the 320Ghz band , 160 in many ways puts it on par with WiFi 6E and dilutes the 160Ghz band having 6E and 7 devices share. Hopefully they decided to actually follow the full scope of the spec instead of picking and choosing and them claiming WiFi 7. Curious if apple is actually taking advantage of the MLO capabilities to try to make up for lack of 320. I would guess not given ignoring the arguably most important feature for an end user.
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
jent Avatar
5 days ago at 08:02 am

I look forward to getting this WiFi chip. What I would wish though is that Apple would again make a WiFi router like the AirPort which I am still using and getting 1 Gibs speed, but the AirPort is from 2013!
Do we think an Apple made-wifi chip might increase the likelihood of the return of AirPort? I really miss AirPort, the beautiful Mac application and iOS app, and the typical Apple ease with which everything "just worked." I always follow Apple router threads on the MacRumors Forums and one takeaway I've gotten is that doing tech support for internet issues is tough, as there are so many variables that it's not an attractive market to be in. That makes sense to me, but I hope in the spirit of strengthening the Apple ecosystem, they consider it again. I'd love for a new Time Machine for seamless wireless backups on home wifi, but I also think there is a big push for everything to go to iCloud and am not hopeful.
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
sw1tcher Avatar
5 days ago at 08:03 am

Apple recently debuted its custom-designed C1 modem in the iPhone 16e, for cellular connectivity, and now the company is expected to debut an in-house Wi-Fi chip in the iPhone 17 models later this year.
Hoping Apple names the wi-fi chip the PO chip. Would buy an iPhone powered by a C3 modem chip and PO wi-fi chip :p
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
kyjaotkb Avatar
5 days ago at 08:18 am

The entire iPhone 16 lineup already supports Wi-Fi 7
Is that true? I thought the 16e only had Wifi 6?
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
nfl46 Avatar
5 days ago at 08:46 am
Lol. Damn. Apple said f all y’all. We will control everything in our phones from software to hardware. That’s a BOSS move! The next 5-10 years will be interesting.
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