Comments on: More Radios, Fewer Chips: Why Wireless Integration is Hot

By: Mobilize 2010: Qualcomm Says It’s the Processor, Stupid: Tech News «

Mobilize 2010: Qualcomm Says It’s the Processor, Stupid: Tech News « — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 19:26:56 +0000

[...] processors also increasingly must deal with multiple wireless radios that are built into mobile devices. The consumer demand for constant connectivity means a [...]

By: Tightwad Technica » Broadcom releases triple threat wireless chip set

Tightwad Technica » Broadcom releases triple threat wireless chip set — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 13:51:38 +0000

[...] the 802.11n flavor) for mobile devices. Broadcom is trying to own the segment of the market that wants multiple radios on a chipset, while Texas Instruments tries to keep up. The new chipset allows for use of Wi-Fi in the 2.4 GHz [...]

By: Broadcom Boosts Wi-Fi for Mobiles - GigaOM

Broadcom Boosts Wi-Fi for Mobiles - GigaOM — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 17:08:10 +0000

By: Chips Work Hard for the Money, Just Like Everyone Else - GigaOM

Chips Work Hard for the Money, Just Like Everyone Else - GigaOM — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:12:21 +0000

[...] if a company can use software to combine multiple radios that talk to a variety of wireless networks on a chip, a handset maker could, in turn, put one chip in a phone and rather than have the phone optimized [...]

By: McGuire’s Law » Blog Archive » Managing the Danger: August 1, 2008 Edition

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 11:37:34 +0000

[...] Too many radios [...]

By: RfSpace SDRIQ | KG6VDW Ham Radio Reviews

RfSpace SDRIQ | KG6VDW Ham Radio Reviews — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 04:47:31 +0000

[...] Software Defined Radios are slowly evolving many of the Analog and Digital hybrid radio systems that we have all come to love. Here are some interesting links concerning them… http://gigaom.com/2008/07/21/more-radios-on-fewer-chips/ [...]

By: David

David — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:50:02 +0000

checkout ComMAX(TM) a multimode chipset by comsys communications and signal processing ltd. (www.comsysmobile.com)
ComMAX is a multimode BB processor supporting:
mobile WiMAX/EDGE/GPRS/GSM in a single chip.

By: tvlampsn

tvlampsn — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:38:46 +0000

All of this sounds good, but I’d be concerned with a) any impact all of these extra waves are going to have on public health and safety for people using them. There are some people that dread the idea of microwaves coming from their phone (despite that it’s downplayed today and there’s no proof it causes cancer, and b) how it will impact power consumption.

There is an apex of sorts with regards to how much functionality you can squeeze. Unless there is something more advanced than lithium polymer, or they find a way to make the batteries lighter so they can put more juice in them without them impacting the weight, people will have to decided. It just doesn’t bode well when you may have to weigh using your phone to answer calls for a few days, or only a few hours because of all the other things you’re using it for.

By: Tsahi Levent-Levi

Tsahi Levent-Levi — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 05:02:01 +0000

It's part of the trend of placing several processing units into a single chip, where the processing units are diversified in their capabilities and tasks.