Qualcomm offers support for Clearwire-billed LTE - MobilEgypt

NEW ORLEANS--The carrier networks aren't the only 4G LTE game in town. Qualcomm today announced its intention to support Clearwire's forthcoming TDD-LTE network to a select line of chipsets that power mobile devices like smartphones and tablets. Qualcomm already has what's called multi- mode, multi-band LTE chipsets, which means that its devices can ride more than one LTE frequency. Mobile device-makers who use Qualcomm's chipset to power their products will be able to offer their customers solutions other solutions for LTE, since their products would be able to ride the dta network provided by Clearwire's wholesale service. "We are pleased that Qualcomm will expand the size of the LTE ecosystem," said Clearwire CEO and president Erik Prusch in a statement, "By adding support for Clearwire's LTE frequency bands to their chipsets." Clearwire uses the FDD frequency band, whereas some carriers like Sprint use the TDD bands. Qualcomm's multi-mode, multi-band chipset would allow both frequencies on its devices.