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This was quite apparently the goal since their acquisition of intel's modem business. It remains to be seen what sort of improvements they'll make as the last time they used intel modems in their iPhone (XS, XS Max) there had been complaints of connectivity issues [1].

Still, in house modems seems like the most likely way we'll see these eventually come to the Mac, which is something I personally would really like to see. Having my iPad Pro having this capability while none of the Macbook line can is simply confounding.

[1] https://www.macrumors.com/2018/09/24/iphone-xs-xs-max-wifi-l...

Batteries and screens to come next?

It would be interesting if one of the most well-monied hardware companies in the world would turn effectively independent of key part suppliers (which inevitably target a wider market), and thus of competitors using the same key parts.

I suspect it is more a factor that Apple lost their ability to diversify modem suppliers, so they are planning to bring things in house. The more strategic something is and the more they have to depend on one other party to provide it, the more they try to bring it in-house.
Should be interesting, designing modems is much more of a black art than designing processors.