On: Apple Debuts iPhone 16e

[nimish]

If you look at the math it's not even that complicated. Basic statistical inference and information theory.

Seems like the difficult part is doing that effectively while avoiding IP issues -- patents on software and math have entrenched Qualcomm's dominance.

Imagine if all of the IP for ML or AI were held by a single company that got the regulating body (ITU/3GPP) to require their use. Makes a mockery of FRAND terms.

[londons_explore → nimish]

Patents are the main thing here.

Building a cellular modem, complete with working protocol stack, entirely in software has been done as a 1 person open source project.

Making a production -ready modem is clearly more complex, but far from hard for a company with the resources of Apple.

However, doing so whilst not violating any of qualcomms huge array of patents is the real challenge.

I'm willing to bet that the release date of this phone probably closely aligns with the expiry date of a patent they couldn't work around.

[flkenosad → londons_explore]

Patents are the dumbest thing on the planet.

[Arkhadia → flkenosad]

Where do you draw the line for protection of innovative ideas?

[ikekkdcjkfke → londons_explore]

There might be someone in government right now willing to flush obvious software patents

[bgnn → nimish]

It is extremely hard to design a modem like this. Just the ADCs and DACs you need are like 2-3 year development and 1-2 year testing before going into production.