Apple Job Listing Suggests Possible Plans to Add 3G Wireless to Macs?
Computerworld has discovered an Apple job posting for a "Communications QA Engineer" position within the Mac Hardware Group that mentions among its duties the testing of "3G Wireless WAN".
AT&T has also been exploring the possibility of subsidizing notebooks with 3G connectivity and has said they would like to work with Apple.
The Comms Software QA team within the Mac Hardware Group is seeking a motivated QA engineer to perform quality assurance testing for new Apple CPU Products.
Duties for this position include, but are not limited to:
- Testing and reporting hardware, software, and device driver bugs for Communications technologies including AirPort (802.11a/b/g/n), Bluetooth v2.0, gigabit Ethernet, and/or 3G Wireless WAN in a detailed, timely manner.
AT&T has also been exploring the possibility of subsidizing notebooks with 3G connectivity and has said they would like to work with Apple.
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36 months ago
Any sort of netbook they're working on must be a lot further off than we thought.
Not necessarily. I'm sure Apple could have made plenty of progress on a 3G-connected tablet with their current personnel. Hiring someone specifically for this just means they intend to invest further in this area.
36 months ago
The problem is 3G is an additional cost beyond an ISP, and yet it's slower. Probably good for some, but I prefer to just connect to a LAN.
36 months ago
Looks like the pieces are falling into place for some of the rumoured updates, be it simply adding 3g to current machines or a new, more portable device.
36 months ago
It's a no brainer for laptops to include 3G chips inside.
With 4G rolling out I don't see this happening.
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