First time hearing about this, couldn't find any info about who is behind this or if it's a real project with a chance of success. I hope it is, carrying around an incredibly powerful computer in my pocket but not allowed to use it the way I want because google/apple says no sucks, we need this.

For now, it's a tiny Tunisian project. Looks like Dr Bdiri has published several papers on wireless and other tech for embedded systems.

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sadok-Bdiri