Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), always develops revolutionary technologies for its phones iPhone, and according to recently discovered information, it seems that a new one will be implemented soon. We are talking about support for the next generation 5G networks, which the iPhone phones will have, the Apple company hiring engineers specialized in their implementation in its phones.
Apple usually buys GSM modems from Qualcomm and Intel for its iPhones, but it seems that it also wants to develop components of this kind on its own. It is also possible that Apple will need engineers to test the 5G modems provided by Qualcomm and Intel for the iPhone, but for now it is not clear what the intentions of those from Cupertino are.
iPhone: Apple Prepares a New Technology for Phones
It was expected that Apple will implement 5G technology in the iPhone in the not too distant future, so hiring engineers to develop such modems should not be surprising. In the US, next-generation 5G networks have started to be launched in some markets, so Apple is most likely working with mobile operators to implement support for them in the iPhone.
"In this highly visible role, you will be at the center of a silicon design group with a critical impact on getting functional products to hundreds of millions of customers quickly. As a millimeter-wave IC design engineer, you will be responsible for providing circuit and system solutions for multi-gigabit wireless chips."
Even if Apple hires engineers who can develop 5G modems for the iPhone, it will be a long time before it can use its own component of this kind, and until then it will use what Qualcomm and Intel provide. Having said that, Apple officially confirms that it will implement 5G support in the iPhone, but it is very unlikely that this will happen until 2019.
