Intel Demos Software Defined WiFi/WiMAX/DVB-H Chip 97
Doc Ruby writes "Electronics Weekly is reporting that Intel has developed a new prototype chip for software defined radio. The new chip will be able to handle WiFi, WiMAX and DVB-H digital TV all on the same chip. 'This kind of chip would allow equipment to access the WiFi network in the home, automatically handover to a WiMAX network when you leave the house and also access digital TV on the move, all through one chip.' It's also a proof that the entire class of SW radios that could possibly converge CDMA, GSM and various other radio networks for opportunistic handoffs by a single device, a 'universal radio' that could use content formerly locked into a single radio type."
Re:That's cool (Score:2, Insightful)
Winmodem? (Score:5, Insightful)
Cell Companies (Score:4, Insightful)
"You need to replace your phone? well then you can sign a new contract for a discount on our new..."
"I already have a device to use for it right here....picked it up online, and its not part of your expected sell/refurb/resell cycles. I believe you know what you can do with your contract..."
Course there will still be the "But don't you want 6 months of unlimited local talking and a discounted rate plan?!", still cuts out a lock in technique though.
They sound much more interesting than Winmodems (Score:4, Insightful)
Re:ettus USRP (Score:4, Insightful)
Re:Winmodem? (Score:2, Insightful)