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shmerlyesterday at 6:51 PM2 repliesview on HN

Why aren't modern SoC modems just support all bands? How hard is it?


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karteumtoday at 1:49 AM

It's not only the issue of SoC modems but about the whole integration (RFIC, LNA/PA, RF switches, antennas...). The more bands you integrate, the more difficult it becomes (or with compromises such as worse performance because of wideband antennas...). If I may risk a comparison : you can't have a lense with a huge focal range that would simultaneously be perfectly sharp and have a wide aperture like fixed focals...

microtonalyesterday at 7:13 PM

Just a guess: maybe it requires fairly expensive certification that is not worth it when a SoC family is barely used in a region (yes, I know, chicken-egg).