Here we go again! Recent reports from all over the world indicate yet another glitch in Apple-related matters. This time, we’re talking about an iPhone 3G flaw that, of course, Apple isn’t willing to talk about… but customers are.

It appears that iPhone users are experiencing some really annoying call drops right in the middle of the conversation, and what’s even worse, it’s not a one-time incident.

Sources close to Apple have linked the problem to a chipset provided by Munchen-based chipmaker Infineon Technologies AG, although there has been no official confirmation of that. Apple now seems to be working quietly to solve the problem.

The good news is that the fault is expected to be fixed by next week, through a firmware upgrade that will be available for download via iTunes. The bad news is that if the software Apple is planning on releasing doesn’t solve the issue, we’ll have a BIG problem.

All in all, it’s hard to pinpoint the exact source of the iPhone glitches: it may be Apple, the carriers or component manufacturers. Let’s speculate for a moment: Apple releases firmware, firmware fixes dropped call problem. Does this mean the iPhone will once again be flawless? That is unlikely to be the case.

The iPhone 3G’s performance is clearly influenced by more than the phone itself. The customers have also been complaining about significant variations in Internet speeds and 3G – EDGE switches when they least expect it, which could be traced back to the Infineon chip, but also to the quality of 3G networks, which still need a lot of improvement.

Anyway, AT&T, who is the exclusive carrier of the iPhone in the U.S., doesn’t seem to be too worried about these complaints, since they have only received a small number of them so far.

So the question that should come to our mind now is: will Apple make all problems go away through a simple firmware upgrade? It would be a lot easier if we’d have a chattier Apple, but I guess they’ve had enough complaints to deal with lately…