Optimal utilization of multiple transceivers in a wireless environment

A method of utilizing alternate advanced data rate wireless communication techniques via multiple transceivers of a mobile handset, comprising:

• forming a wireless data link with a mobile handset;
• obtaining a channel characteristic of the wireless data link and comparing the channel characteristic with a predetermined threshold;
• and
• implementing advanced data rate or advanced quality communication over the wireless link by interfacing at least two transceivers to at least one of:
• multiple data streams on a single channel of the wireless data link;
• multiple data streams on multiple wireless channels of the wireless data link, or
• each transmit/receive a single data stream of the single channel,
• based at least in part on a result of comparing the channel characteristic with the predetermined threshold.

A system that enables a mobile handset to switch between alternate wireless communication techniques that provide advanced data rate or advanced quality wireless communication, comprising:

• means for determining a channel characteristic of a wireless data link between a mobile handset and a base station and comparing the channel characteristic with a predetermined threshold;
• and
• means for conducting advanced data rate or advanced quality communication over the wireless link by interfacing at least two transceivers of the mobile handset to one of:
• multiple data streams of a single wireless channel;
• multiple data streams of multiple wireless channels, or
• each transmit/receive a single data stream of the single wireless channel, based at least in part on a result of comparing the channel characteristic with the predetermined thresholds.