The Mini PCI-e standard has a couple of pins dedicated to USB data lines, which the modem in question uses ... which pins are used to talk to the SIM card, and soldering them up to a SIM adapter ...

Typically available as an external USB module, for desktop computers, the modem may also be available on a PCI or PCI Express (PCIe) card that plugs into an empty slot on the motherboard.

Macworld Apple’s new iPhone 16e received a provisional 7/10 repairability rating and a broadly positive write-up in iFixit’s ...