They could if they wanted to, I’m a bit surprised that they didn’t add it with this big new MBP generation.

Especially now that they have their own modem and wouldn’t need to pay whatever royalties Qualcomm would demand, which I’ve read are based on the device price and would get very high on a premium laptop.

There was a prototype macbook pro on ebay from 20 years ago with a 3G modem in it, the retail MBP from the time even has the space for a SIM card near the battery door. Presumably they decided against it for a good reason.

https://www.macrumors.com/2011/08/14/photos-of-a-prototype-m...