<s>
Qualcomm	B-Device
Gobi	I-Device
is	O
a	O
family	O
of	O
embedded	B-Architecture
mobile	B-Device
broadband	I-Device
modem	I-Device
products	O
by	O
Qualcomm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gobi	O
technology	O
2	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
allow	O
for	O
any	O
product	O
with	O
the	O
embedded	B-Architecture
solution	O
to	O
connect	O
to	O
the	O
internet	O
anywhere	O
a	O
wireless	O
carrier	O
provides	O
data	O
coverage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
more	O
notable	O
products	O
that	O
contain	O
a	O
Gobi	O
modem	B-Device
is	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
for	O
Verizon	B-Application
,	O
which	O
contains	O
a	O
MDM6600	O
,	O
however	O
it	O
does	O
not	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
support	O
for	O
HSPA+	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
23	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
Qualcomm	O
announced	O
the	O
first	O
set	O
of	O
Gobi-enabled	O
chipsets	B-Device
to	O
be	O
commercially	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
quarter	O
of	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
as	O
well	O
as	O
wireless	O
carriers	O
Vodafone	O
and	O
Verizon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
years	O
later	O
,	O
on	O
February	O
11	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
Qualcomm	O
announced	O
the	O
second	O
generation	O
of	O
Gobi-enabled	O
chipsets	B-Device
,	O
the	O
MDM2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MDM2000	O
added	O
support	O
for	O
additional	O
frequencies	O
which	O
are	O
prevalent	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
rural	O
Europe	O
,	O
improved	O
uplink	B-Application
capabilities	O
and	O
other	O
software	O
upgrades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
,	O
and	O
most	O
recent	O
,	O
generation	O
of	O
Gobi-enabled	O
chipsets	B-Device
was	O
announced	O
on	O
March	O
23	O
,	O
2010	O
however	O
this	O
generation	O
consists	O
of	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
6	O
different	O
chips	O
which	O
support	O
different	O
ranges	O
of	O
wireless	O
standards	O
and	O
data	O
rates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reasoning	O
behind	O
the	O
multiple	O
chips	O
was	O
to	O
address	O
additional	O
markets	O
such	O
as	O
USB	B-Device
modems	I-Device
,	O
e-readers	O
,	O
gaming	O
devices	O
and	O
machine	O
to	O
machine	O
commercial	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
feature	O
of	O
the	O
Gobi	O
modems	O
is	O
their	O
support	O
of	O
multiple	O
wireless	O
standards	O
such	O
as	O
GSM	O
and	O
CDMA	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Newer	O
modems	O
also	O
have	O
support	O
for	O
4G	B-Architecture
wireless	I-Architecture
standards	O
such	O
as	O
HSPA+	O
and	O
LTE	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
notable	O
omission	O
of	O
WiMax	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
extensive	O
support	O
of	O
wireless	O
standards	O
allows	O
consumers	O
to	O
choose	O
between	O
multiple	O
carriers	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
modem	B-Device
present	O
in	O
their	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
What	O
standard	O
the	O
modem	B-Device
supports	O
and	O
at	O
what	O
rates	O
depends	O
on	O
the	O
chip	O
being	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Below	O
is	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
Gobi-enabled	O
modem	B-Device
chipsets	B-Device
released	O
by	O
Qualcomm	O
and	O
their	O
features	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Gobi	O
Model	O
Manufacturer	O
Manufacturer	O
Name	O
Chipset	B-Device
Gobi	O
1000	O
Sierra	O
MC	O
?	O
</s>
