Broadcom, maker of mobile processors and 3G modems, marked its first foray into the LTE market with its announcement of the BCM21892, a modem chip that supports faster LTE networks. The new modem, which is targeted for high-end mobile devices, supports advanced connectivity features, including voice calls over LTE, downloading speeds of up to 150Mps, and a carrier aggregation feature that lets carriers bond together different frequencies to improve data speeds. The improved performance won't require the extra bulk as this chip is 35% smaller than the leading competition (i.e. Qualcomm).
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- Smaller chips would allow the device-makers to make room for other features or make the devices thinner.
- The new chip touts a world-band radio that can support virtually any designated 3GPP LTE frequency band and combination, which would allow networks for 4G LTE roaming.
- Broadcom will show off its 4G chips at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, slated for February 25th to 28th. They expect mass production in 2014.
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Thus far, Qualcomm has dominated the LTE market with its chips, though other chipmakers are starting to enter the market.- Ina Fried, All Things Digital
The chip is still only at the the sampling stage, however, so the folks at Qualcomm shouldn't have too much to worry about until at least 2014.- Sharif Sakr, Engadget
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An integrated world-band radio that can support virtually any designated 3GPP LTE frequency band and combination, a critical capability as operators prepare their networks for 4G LTE roaming. The radio also deploys advanced power management techniques that can save up to 25 percent of the power typically used when sending data to the network.
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Thus far, Qualcomm has dominated the LTE market with its chips, though other chipmakers are starting to enter the market.
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Broadcom's first LTE modem bets on small size and lots of features to edge out Qualcomm
Broadcom, manufacturer of baseband and modem components for smartphones, tablets, and other devices, has announced its first LTE modem, the sleepily-named BCM21892. The new modem is targeted towards high-end smartphones and tablets, and supports a host of advanced connectivity features, including LTE FDD and TDD Advanced CAT 4 for download speeds up to 150Mbps and uploads up to 51Mbps; VoLTE and HD Voice; HSPA+, TD-SCDMA (for Chinese markets), and EDGE / GSM; and carrier aggregation, which lets carriers combine frequencies to improve data speeds for users
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