Apple’s first 5G phones arrived just a few months ago, but the company is already exploring the future of cellular connectivity.
A recently published job listing for a wireless research systems engineer poked fun at the company’s ambitions for 6G cellular technology. That list, previously reported by Bloomberg, says the position “will be at the center of a cutting-edge research group responsible for creating disruptive next-generation radio access technologies for the next decade.”
“You will work on defining concepts at the system level, proposing and researching innovative ideas and algorithms, running complex system simulations, defining rapid prototyping platforms to help test your ideas, and specifying next-generation cellular and RAN protocols. (6G), “says the list. . Among the responsibilities of the position, Apple says the position will participate in academic and industry forums “passionate about 6G technology.”
Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment on its development of next-generation cellular technology.
Apple may be exploring the future of cellular connectivity, but we’re a long way from any such technology appearing on Apple devices, potentially a decade or more, as 6G is little more than an idea at the moment. A next-generation wireless technology the standard has not yet been set (and is likely years away). In addition, Apple has just introduced its first generation 5G iPhones at the end of last year. And moving away from its latest list of phones, many of its products are still 4G devices.
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But that’s pretty clear in the job posting, which stipulates that a good candidate could be someone who loves “working on challenges that no one has solved yet.” And technologies, clearly, that do not yet exist.