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Qualcomm Gobi is a family of embedded mobile broadband modem products by Qualcomm. Gobi technology was designed to allow for any product with the embedded solution to connect to the internet anywhere a wireless carrier provides data coverage. One of the more notable products that contain a Gobi modem is the iPhone 4 for Verizon, which contains a MDM6600™, however it does not take advantage of the support for HSPA+.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Verizon iPhone 4 gets torn apart, Qualcomm MDM6600 chip found inside -- Engadget ) 〕 == History == On October 23, 2007, Qualcomm announced the first set of Gobi-enabled chipsets to be commercially available in the second quarter of 2008.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Qualcomm Gobi 3G Chip Goes Both Ways: EV-DO or HSDPA ) 〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Qualcomm's dual-3G Gobi chip handles EV-DO and HSPA -- Engadget ) 〕 The first chip produced by Qualcomm, the MDM1000™, gained support from PC manufacturer HP〔(【引用サイトリンク】 HP latches onto Qualcomm's Gobi chipset )〕 as well as wireless carriers Vodafone and Verizon.〔 (【引用サイトリンク】 Qualcomm News and Events - Press Releases - Qualcomm Introduces Gobi Global Mobile Internet GPS Solution for Notebook Computers ) 〕 Two years later, on February 11, 2009, Qualcomm announced the second generation of Gobi-enabled chipsets, the MDM2000™. The MDM2000™ added support for additional frequencies which are prevalent in Japan and rural Europe, improved uplink capabilities and other software upgrades.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Qualcomm News and Events - Press Releases - Qualcomm Introduces Second-Generation Embedded Gobi Module for Mobile Internet Access ) 〕 The third, and most recent, generation of Gobi-enabled chipsets was announced on March 23, 2010 however this generation consists of a total of 6 different chips which support different ranges of wireless standards and data rates. The reasoning behind the multiple chips was to address additional markets such as USB modems, e-readers, gaming devices and machine to machine commercial applications.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Qualcomm adding the kitchen sink to Gobi, including EV-DO Rev. A, dual-carrier HSPA+, and LTE -- Engadget ) 〕 Qualcomm also introduced software enhancements for select Mobile Data Modem (MDM) chipsets that enabled “a common Gobi software interface (API) across multiple hardware platforms.”〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Qualcomm’s Expanded Gobi Connectivity Portfolio Gains Broad Industry Support ) 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Qualcomm Gobi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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