Models iPhone 17 Pro It will be equipped with an Apple-designed Wi-Fi 7 chip in 2025, according to Jeff Pu, an analyst who covers companies in Apple’s supply chain. The chip could be a long-term threat to Broadcom, which currently supplies Apple with a combined Wi-Fi and Bluetooth chip for the iPhone, Pu said in a research note this week co-authored with Hong Kong investment firm Haitong International Securities.

po thinks so Apple It will expand its own Wi-Fi chip to the entire iPhone 18 series in 2026. He did not share any additional details about the chip.

in January Bloomberg Mark Gurman reports that Apple is developing its own combined Wi-Fi and Bluetooth chip for use in devices starting in 2025. But later that month, supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said it was a Wi-Fi-only chip, saying: It’s unclear whether development is ongoing. Apple suspends development “for a while”

Like the 5G modem that has been rumored for a long time iPhoneThe Wi-Fi chip will allow Apple to further reduce its reliance on external suppliers for components.

Wi-Fi 7 support will enable models iPhone 17 Proo Send and receive data simultaneously on the 2.4GHz, 5GHz, and 6GHz bands with a supported router; This results in faster Wi-Fi speeds, lower latency and a more reliable connection. According to Qualcomm, Wi-Fi 7 can deliver peak speeds of over 40 Gbps, which is 4 times faster than Wi-Fi 6E.