Icera Modem from NVIDIA approved for AT&T’s LTE Network

We know we aren’t the only ones in the U.S. that hate seeing a new quad-core phone being showcased and launched, only to find out that it won’t be that way when we see it. A prime example of this was the HTC One series of devices. While the Qualcomm S4 chip is a wonderful processor, we still want to have the bragging rights of quad-core. It doesn’t matter if it is slower, uses more power or doesn’t work. It is the fact that you have it.

Today, NVIDIA released an announcement that their new Icera Modem has been validated for AT&T’s LTE network. The 410 LTE multimode data modem would be able to be paired with future multicore processors and allow AT&T to bring us the bragging rights that so many people want.

“Validation with AT&T is an achievement that paves the way for NVIDIA Icera-powered LTE devices on the AT&T network through this year and next,” said Stan Boland, senior vice president of Mobile Communications at NVIDIA.

This doesn’t mean that HTC will start swapping these out anytime soon for the One series though. It does mean that in the not to distant future us little people in the U.S. should start seeing quad-core devices being created. Personally this is very exciting news. What do you guys think? Are you still stuck on the S4 being a better chip anyways, or are you happy to see more news of future quad-cores in the states?

NVIDIA ICERA MODEM CHIPSET VALIDATED ON AT&T LTE NETWORK

SANTA CLARA, Calif.–May 24, 2012–NVIDIA today announced that the NVIDIA® Icera® 410 LTE multimode data modem chipset for tablets and clamshell devices has been tested and validated for operation on the AT&T 4G LTE network.

AT&T qualification tests help ensure that product manufacturers can confidently select chipsets that integrate with connected devices and can quickly achieve final product qualification.

“Validation with AT&T is an achievement that paves the way for NVIDIA Icera-powered LTE devices on the AT&T network through this year and next,” said Stan Boland, senior vice president of Mobile Communications at NVIDIA.

The NVIDIA Icera 410 LTE modem delivers lightning-fast web browsing, video streaming and multiplayer gaming to tablets and clamshell devices. It is the first Icera modem to implement 4G LTE in NVIDIA’s software defined radio baseband processor. Together with its multimode radio transceiver, the chipset offers 4G LTE at category 2 data rates (up to 50 Mbps) as well as 4G HSPA+,3G and 2G compatibility