Apple patent on cellular MacBooks


I don't really pay much attention to patent stuff because it doesn't mean anything. Patently Apple though caught my eye on a recently granted patent involving cellular functionality in MacBooks.

An electronic device such as electronic device 10 of FIG. 1 may contain wireless circuitry. For example, electronic device 10 may contain wireless communications circuitry that operates in long-range communications bands such as cellular telephone bands

I tether my MacBook Air pretty much daily to my iPhone. It's not much of a chore with macOS/iOS Instant Hotspot feature. Still, it's a bit of a pain that needs to re-tether when the laptop goes to sleep or basically every time it's opened. A MacBook with iPad-like LTE networking would be pretty great. Of course, that's another monthly device fee and odds are that convenience will suck up more paid bandwidth, but I've wished for the option since the original iPad.