KDDI and NEC outlined an ambition to create the largest cybersecurity business in Japan, a venture focused on developing domestic security infrastructure to protect companies and government agencies.

Sakura Internet, KDDI Corporation, and Hi-Res have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to address demand for GPUs in Japan. The three companies plan to establish a system that "enables stable ...

Japanese telco KDDI's mobile operator au last week launched a direct to cell service between satellites and au smartphones. Launched on 10 April 2025, the new service, called au Starlink Direct ...

KDDI and Okinawa Cellular will start providing au Starlink Direct, a direct to cell service between satellites and au smartphones, on April 10, 2025. This is the first Direct to Cell satellite service ...

The C1 is Apple’s first in-house modem to appear inside an iPhone, ditching the company’s total reliance on Qualcomm. However, there were also concerns about whether this modem is competitive.

Apple this year introduced C1, its first in-house 5G modem, with the iPhone 16e. However, the company isn’t expected to bring its own modem to more expensive iPhones until at least next year.

Qualcomm has announced the X85 modem, which is expected to power next-generation flagship Android devices. The new modem offers peak downlink and uplink speeds of 12.5Gbps and 3.7Gbps respectively.

Apple’s iPhone 16e is notable for a bunch of reasons, including killing off the Home button and Apple’s use of LCD screens in its handsets. Away from these obvious upgrades, there was one ...

Meanwhile, Apple’s claims of efficiency also seem to ring true, with Geekerwan measuring significantly less power draw for the C1 modem compared to the Qualcomm modem in the iPhone 16 ...

The new iPhone 16e is equipped with Apple's custom-designed C1 modem for 5G and LTE connectivity, whereas all other current iPhone models rely on Qualcomm modems. While the average customer is ...

This has of course been rumored for a long time, and has frankly taken longer than expected; Apple bought Intel’s modem division in 2019 for its patents and engineers, with the intent of ...