>>105643634blame qualcomm
it's IMPOSSIBLE, yes, IMPOSSIBLE to create a fully open source modem because of patents.
qualcomm has the monopoly on basically all the technology used in modems and intel, apple or whoever else that make modem will have to use qualcomm blob and pay them a fee.
>inb4 huur durr b-b-b-but this particular example is fully open sorc...fuck you, that's deprecated tech, you can't do that with 4G and above, no body gives two fucks about your GPRS shitness, a fucking first-year ee student can do it