Apple is hiring engineers to build the chip for 6G, the next phone network after 5G, which is expected around 2030. Here is what it could mean for future iPhones.
Apple has posted a job for a 6G Cellular Modem Systems Engineer. The person hired will "define and build the next generation of cellular technology." 6G is the planned successor to 5G, and it is on track to be ready around 2030. Apple says it has been preparing since at least 2020.
A modem is the chip that connects a phone to the cellular network. Apple now designs its own modems, so it has to be ready when 6G arrives. Companies like Qualcomm, Nokia, Samsung and Ericsson are also researching 6G. Apple is a founding member of the Next G Alliance, an industry group formed to advance 6G in North America.
5G is already used for home internet, and that will likely expand with 6G.
6G is still under development. The radio frequencies it will use, called spectrum bands, have not been set. Official performance requirements are not due for formal approval until later this year. Nothing here affects the iPhone you can buy today, and no 6G iPhone has been announced.
No need to wait for 6G before buying a phone, but Apple is already staffing up for a network that is expected around 2030.
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