WIRELESS WIDE AREA NETWORK RADIO SYSTEM AND APPARATUS
A wireless wide area network (WWAN) radio includes a first WWAN transceiver/MODEM configured to communicate over one or more WWANs, and a standard power port communicably coupled to the first WWAN transceiver/MODEM. The standard power port is configured as the donor path for a coupled port including a standard power port antenna and configured to transmit at a first maximum power level. The WWAN radio further includes a high-power port communicably coupled to the standard power port and configured to have a fixed gain value high power amplifier and a high power antenna, the high power port configured to transmit at a second maximum power level being greater than the first maximum power level.
1 . A wireless wide area network (WWAN) radio comprising:
a first WWAN transceiver/MODEM configured to communicate over one or more WWANs;
a standard power port communicably coupled to the first WWAN transceiver/MODEM, and configured as the donor path for a coupled port including a standard power port antenna, the standard power port configured to transmit at a first maximum power level; and
a high power port communicably coupled to the standard power port and configured to have a fixed gain value high power amplifier and a high power antenna, the high power port configured to transmit at a second maximum power level being greater than the first maximum power level.
2 . The WWAN radio in accordance with claim 1 , further comprising:
a second WWAN transceiver/MODEM configured to communicate over one or more WWANs;
a standard power port communicably coupled to the second WWAN transceiver/MODEM, and configured as the donor path for a coupled port including a standard power port antenna, the standard power port configured to transmit at a first maximum power level; and
a high power port communicably coupled to the standard power port and configured to have a fixed gain value high power amplifier and a high power antenna, the high power port configured to transmit at a second maximum power level being greater than the first maximum power level.
3 . The WWAN radio in accordance with claim 1 , further comprising:
a diversity receive port coupled to the first WWAN transceiver/MODEM.
4 . The WWAN radio in accordance with claim 3 , wherein the diversity receive port and the high-power port are controlled by a mobile industry processor interface (MIPI).