On Sun, Jul 5, 2009 at 4:23 PM, CheckDeHack <[email protected]> wrote:
> > If I understand right, the network modem implementation for whatever > protocol (GSM / EDGE, UMTS ...) is separate from the Android world, > which means that normally a phone company would provide its own > (licensed and private) modem implementation together with the > hardware. > Questions: > - any idea if future releases of Android will include a GSM or 3G > modem ? That's extremely unlikely due to real-time and regulatory reasons, i.e.: - The radio firmware generally runs on a dedicated CPU and a dedicated real-time OS (which Linux certainly isn't) - The radio firmware must be certified by various government/licensing authorities (e.g. the FCC for the USA) and cannot easily be changed. This problem is not specific to Android, which can only see the radio firmware as some sort of magic blackbox that can be controlled through a very limited set of commands (e.g. the AT command channel for telephony stuff). > > - are there standardised Android interfaces and / or guidelines for > modem implementors (beside the AVDs) ? Interfaces Modem → Android / OS > and Android / OS → Modem > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
