Intel Has A WiFi, WiMAX, And DVB-H All-In-One Chip

They were demoing, it's apparently a software modem and can change between WiFi in the house, school, or business to WiMAX when you are on the go and offer up DVB-H TV all the time. That's freaking amazing, word is its also a proof of concept for converging CDMA and GSM and other such dreamy combinations.

They are called Software radios, for what technical reason I do not know, but I assume it has something to do with their ability to switch seamlessly between available networks and prioritize which one is fastest or preferable or something like that. There were talks of a "Universal Radio" which would be freaking awesome for those that travel a lot.

Imagine a single iPhone-like device running Android, with tethering available, and the ability to catch all the DVB signals, all the GSM and CDMA signals, and a plethora of 2G, 3G, and 4G wireless signals on top of WiFi and Bluetooth, that would be the god phone. Well, for now lets marvel at the WiFi/WiMAX/DVB-H chip that they do have ready for us.

Intel Demos Software Defined WiFi/WiMAX/DVB-H chip [via Slashdot]