While the iPhone 3G consumer base continues to suffer with dropped calls, abrupt network switches, poor reception and service interruptions, there are reports that Apple may be getting closer to fixing the issue.

The glitches are reportedly related to a chip inside Apple’s music-playing cell phone. Apple reportedly plans to remedy the woes through a software upgrade. That would mean avoiding a product recall that could be costly for both Apple and AT&T.

The news aligns with one

financial analyst’s suggestion that the iPhone issues could be a problem with the communications chip. Richard Windsor, a financial analyst at Nomura, wrote in a research paper about similar complaints with 3G phones launched in Europe five years ago.

“We believe that these issues are typical of an immature chipset and radio protocol stack where we are nearly assured that Infineon is the 3G supplier,” Windsor asserted. “This is not surprising, as […]

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