http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/beceems-bcs500-4g-modem-splices-wimax-and-lte-into-one-chip-sa/ Engadget Comments for Beceem's BCS500 4G modem splices WiMAX and LTE into one chip, sampling later this year http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/beceems-bcs500-4g-modem-splices-wimax-and-lte-into-one-chip-sa/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/beceems-bcs500-4g-modem-splices-wimax-and-lte-into-one-chip-sa/Feb 18th 2010 11:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/beceems-bcs500-4g-modem-splices-wimax-and-lte-into-one-chip-sa/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/beceems-bcs500-4g-modem-splices-wimax-and-lte-into-one-chip-sa/
Expect to see it in most Blackberrys]]>Feb 18th 2010 11:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/beceems-bcs500-4g-modem-splices-wimax-and-lte-into-one-chip-sa/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/beceems-bcs500-4g-modem-splices-wimax-and-lte-into-one-chip-sa/Feb 18th 2010 11:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/beceems-bcs500-4g-modem-splices-wimax-and-lte-into-one-chip-sa/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/beceems-bcs500-4g-modem-splices-wimax-and-lte-into-one-chip-sa/Feb 18th 2010 11:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/beceems-bcs500-4g-modem-splices-wimax-and-lte-into-one-chip-sa/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/beceems-bcs500-4g-modem-splices-wimax-and-lte-into-one-chip-sa/I would love to be able to buy a decent smart phone for like $300-$350 totally unlocked that could be used on any carrier, the system they have now is ridiculous. Even if I get an unlocked phone I can't use it on any network here in the states, about the best you can do is switch between ATT and T-Mobile if you don't care about 3G data.]]>Feb 18th 2010 12:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/beceems-bcs500-4g-modem-splices-wimax-and-lte-into-one-chip-sa/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/beceems-bcs500-4g-modem-splices-wimax-and-lte-into-one-chip-sa/
Jan: tmobile offers me a $30 plan
Feb: ATT beats that plan by $2
Mar: Verizon comes in and beats by another $3.

And so on until supply = demand. Not the collusion we have in the states. And hopefully with Skype, no worrying about porting phone numbers. ]]>Feb 18th 2010 12:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/beceems-bcs500-4g-modem-splices-wimax-and-lte-into-one-chip-sa/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/beceems-bcs500-4g-modem-splices-wimax-and-lte-into-one-chip-sa/Yeah, we're totally on the same page. If it were easier to move from carrier to carrier, they should have to cut price to compete, but they could always keep prices artificially high. Look at how well they are doing with their high prices right now.]]>Feb 18th 2010 12:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/beceems-bcs500-4g-modem-splices-wimax-and-lte-into-one-chip-sa/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/beceems-bcs500-4g-modem-splices-wimax-and-lte-into-one-chip-sa/Feb 18th 2010 12:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/beceems-bcs500-4g-modem-splices-wimax-and-lte-into-one-chip-sa/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/beceems-bcs500-4g-modem-splices-wimax-and-lte-into-one-chip-sa/Feb 18th 2010 12:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/beceems-bcs500-4g-modem-splices-wimax-and-lte-into-one-chip-sa/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/beceems-bcs500-4g-modem-splices-wimax-and-lte-into-one-chip-sa/
correct. They use the device's serial number instead of SIM cards.

"Also will SIM cards be used by Verizon when there LTE network is released?"

If LTE requires SIM cards, then Verizon will have to use them. By the way, Verizon already has SIM cards for their international phones (the ones that have both GSM and CDMA).]]>Feb 18th 2010 1:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/beceems-bcs500-4g-modem-splices-wimax-and-lte-into-one-chip-sa/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/beceems-bcs500-4g-modem-splices-wimax-and-lte-into-one-chip-sa/Thank you. I'm guessing we will still have issues with different companies using different frequencies?]]>Feb 18th 2010 1:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/beceems-bcs500-4g-modem-splices-wimax-and-lte-into-one-chip-sa/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/beceems-bcs500-4g-modem-splices-wimax-and-lte-into-one-chip-sa/
All of the AT&T 3G stations they add in 2010 can be upgraded to LTE, Verizon is building a whole new LTE network.


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