Cruable dual mode ISM and U-NII wireless radio with secure, integral antenna connection

A wireless-ready device comprising:

• an embedded antenna having an antenna ID and specific design characteristics to enable ISM transmission when coupled to an ISM radio and U-NII transmission when coupled to an authorized U-NII radio;
• an interface which receives a CRUable dual mode wireless card with an ISM radio and a U-NII radio having a radio ID, wherein said interface enables said U-NII radio to be coupled to and interface with the embedded antenna;
• a BIOS that is linked to both the antenna and the U-NII radio and is able to acquire the radio ID and the antenna ID;
• an authentication mechanism associated with said BIOS that initiates a radio-to-device verification process following a boot of the device, wherein said authentication mechanism verifies that said radio is an authorized radio for utilization with the embedded antenna and that said radio card is authorized to operated within said device according to pit-established U-NII standards;
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• a device driver having U-NII transmitter activation logic tat, when said verification process verifies that said radio is authorized for utilization with said antenna and said card is authorized for utilization within said device, enables U-NII transmission mode utilizing the antenna and U-NII radio combination, wherein only a U-NII transmitter meeting an FCC “integral” requirement is provided enabled within the wireless ready device, and wherein U-NII communication is not enabled if said verification process does not verify that said radio is authorized.