RF360: a chipset for all connect

At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, ​​which will be held next week, Qualcomm will present the RF360, a chipset that manages the network connections and has the distinction of being compatible with all existing mobile protocols (2G, 3G, 4G, etc.. ). A boon to all manufacturers of smartphones, but also users who travel a lot.

Currently, mobile networks are particularly heterogeneous and not all intercompatible. Without speaking of radio frequencies that differ by country. Between 3G, for example, and 4G, various problems affecting the terminals when the user moves from using data to voice data. There exist around forty different networks in the world and not all mobile phones are compatible with all.
Hence, for example, the Galaxy Note II, first released 3G version before being commercialized in 4G version.

This problem frequency and protocol may well be in a few months history. Qualcomm has in fact present a chipset called RF360, which is compatible with all frequencies and all protocols currently used in the world. Therefore a boon for all manufacturers, including those selling their products on five continents with this chip, a single smartphone model will be required for international launches. Where the cost of production will decline further.

Obviously, Qualcomm hopes that manufacturers will choose its Snapdragon platform to animate equipped mobile RF360 and Gobi equivalent for GSM modems. Officially, it is only to optimize the exchange of information between the heart of the system and chipset dedicated radio frequency. But it is clear that this is primarily to push out the main competitors such as Texas Instruments and Nvidia.

The first mobile to integrate RF360 should be available in the second half of 2013.