Apple plans to phase out the technology that currently powers its Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connections in favor of custom chips, further reducing its dependency on the third-party providers, Bloomberg reported on Thursday.

Apple has already seized a leadership position with Apple Silicon. Now, it seeks to build a second bridgehead in networking chips so it can make the 5G chip, the Wi-Fi chip, and Bluetooth chips used inside its devices. Why?

Apple is switching over to a new Bluetooth and Wi-Fi chip that it designed in-house starting in 2025, reports Bloomberg. The combined Bluetooth

Apple Inc.’s ambitious plan to create in-house components for its devices will include switching to a homegrown chip for Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connections starting next year, a move that will replace some parts currently provided by Broadcom Inc.

Apple is getting ready to replace the Wi-Fi and Bluetooth chips in its products, currently supplied by Broadcom, with a chip of its own design. According to a new report from Bloomberg, the company has been hard at work on this project for several years and should start rolling out the chips in products beginning in 2025.

The chip, code-named Proxima, has been in development for several years and is now slated to go into the first products in 2025.