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[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

I wonder what the thought process is here…

Broadband and fiber internet has huge expansion costs and glacial buildout speeds, which has opened the door for 5g wireless home internet to be adopted. I wonder if Apple is reading the tea leaves and suspects that the concept of home internet will go out the window over the next few years and this is their way of future proofing.

Seems like they envision devices, beyond the Mac’s and iPhones, connecting directly to network towers. Creating your own modem is an insane investment and you’d have to have a strong reason to justify it. Maybe the true WiFi less future is what they’re aiming for?