Apple has posted a job position for a senior engineer to “work in a technology group on next generation wireless communications products.” The job position, initially discovered by AppleInsider, asks applicants to have knowledge in “Bluetooth, 3G, ultrawideband (UWB), WiMAX, GPS, Mobile TV and similar wireless technologies.” This indicates that Apple is definitely planning on including 4G wireless technologies in their products, some time in the future. Whether this is for the iPhone, iPod Touch, or MacBook range — I want to see it in any of these products.
Scott Moritz of Fortune/CNN’s Techland blog suggests that Apple’s wishlist for 4G skills stands out: “The presence of WiMax and the absence of long term evolution, or LTE,” He also questions that this could be an “endorsement of the Sprint/Clearwire/Intel WiMax camp and a rejection of the fourth-generation LTE path wireless embraced by telco giants AT&T and Verizon?”
It will be interesting to see what exactly Apple produces from hiring a specialist in the 4G area — that is, if they do produce anything at all. I suspect that GPS is definitely going to come into the next iPhone; WiMax could see its way to the MacBook Air; and Ultra-Wideband could be implemented as USB is in Macs today.
Scott Moritz of Fortune/CNN’s Techland blog suggests that Apple’s wishlist for 4G skills stands out: “The presence of WiMax and the absence of long term evolution, or LTE,” He also questions that this could be an “endorsement of the Sprint/Clearwire/Intel WiMax camp and a rejection of the fourth-generation LTE path wireless embraced by telco giants AT&T and Verizon?”
It will be interesting to see what exactly Apple produces from hiring a specialist in the 4G area — that is, if they do produce anything at all. I suspect that GPS is definitely going to come into the next iPhone; WiMax could see its way to the MacBook Air; and Ultra-Wideband could be implemented as USB is in Macs today.
Via [MacDailyNews], [Techland]
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