[Replicant] Replicant Digest, Vol 146, Issue 3

[Geoff S.]

All

The present plan with the OEMs is a very simple, 4 wire bus, AT command 
3/4G modem literally ripped out of the SOC after explaining it is not a 
race to the bottom on price but a race to the top in isolation and ability 
to secure.  The alternative is a verifiable isolation, with verification 
and open boot loader at the heart of discussions.

All very experimental at this stage, but being able to change the mindset 
from mass production in an utterly satuarated market to a value added 
change is a big shift, especially where they can use old and unloved 
trailing edge chip IP that would otherwise be landfill.

Watch this space.  Replicant needs a reliable supply chain of generic 
phones, think open PC white/beige box freed up from the broken carrier 
subsidy model now that production costs have dropped through the floor. 
They are operating on razor margins and looking for a niche that can grow 
and has profit. Privacy and control is a big selling point, so too is a 
new type of developer that can do more than play in a sandbox with 
crippleware or sell through company stores.  M2M and industrial uses also 
loom large as a generic cellular enabled PC with an interface.

Anyone know of 4G dongles for ModemMAnager:-

https://wiki.freedesktop.org/www/Software/ModemManager/SupportedDevices/