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1 week agoApple C2 modem to bring satellite 5G connectivity
Apple's C2 modem will support NR-NTN 5G satellite connectivity enabling direct LEO satellite internet access for iPhone 18 Pro series.
The achievement was revealed at the recent CES 2026, using commercial modem silicon, with real satellite-to-satellite mobility, leading to a standard 5G phone said to stay connected while switching between satellites, using the new 3GPP Release 19 n252 band, as defined by the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) under Release 1. The demo also represented the public validation of n252 in an NTN system, a band expected to be adopted by next-generation low Earth orbit (LEO) constellations.