Just days ahead of the Mobile World Congress, Texas Instruments is announcing WiLink 7.0, a single-chip that offers wireless LAN 802.11n, GPS, Bluetooth and FM transmit and receive. the previous chipset in the WiLink range was a three-way chip without GPS.

"TI's announcement that its Bluetooth/FM/GPS/WLAN combination IC is sampling to major OEMs marks the first of its kind, demonstrating the strong future for combination ICs that enable device manufacturers to offer multiple radios without sacrificing performance, space requirements or profit margins," said Lisa Arrowsmith, analyst, IMS Research.

Devices using the WiLink 7.0 solution are expected to enter the market by the end of 2010.

Watch below Eran Sandhaus, marketing director of the wireless connectivity solutions at Texas Instruments presenting this new chip (video courtesy of TI):