Next-Gen Handsets Could Feature Up to 10 Radios

This niche blog has now been merged into the The Wireless Report (www.thewirelessreport.com), which covers all things wireless.

Posted Nov 17th 2005 7:52AM by Michael Sciannamea

It seems that cellphone designers may have to design in up to 10 radios for the latest in next-generation handsets. The list includes:

Wireless LAN
Ultra Wideband (UWB)
Bluetooth
Cellular
ZigBee
GPS
DVH-H (or some other television variant)
Near-field communications
FM
WiMax

As my friend Rich Nass points out, EEs will be suffering from sleepless nights due to the integration issues they're going to have to solve. To paraphrase an old Beatles song:

You say you want convergence
Well you know
We'd all like to see the design plans

Reader Comments

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1. Let's not forget battery life. Vendors are struggling with WiFi and bluetooth today, forget 10 radios.

Pej
http://wlanblog.com

Posted at 5:25AM on Dec 19th 2005 by Pej

2. Let's not forget battery life. Vendors are struggling with WiFi and bluetooth today, forget 10 radios.

Pej
http://wlanblog.com

Posted at 5:25AM on Dec 19th 2005 by Pej

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