With more radios being available with LTE, I think if some manufacturer would produce a GMRS transceiver with LTE built in, it would be a great device for a lot of users. Would could use GMRS simplex for short range comms and then switch to the Network Radio for longer distance comms. Allow the choice of carriers. be it AT&T or Verizon (or their MVNOs) and wifi, and you would have a very handy, portable communications device. It will be interesting to see if more people prefer the smartphone form-factor or if more will prefer the traditional radio transceiver form-factor. A couple of watts on GMRS UHF should be adequate for many users simplex needs. Perhaps have a MURS version for those that prefer VHF. For that matter, you could have a 900 MHz FHSS version that would be inter-operable with Motorola DLR/DTR series and you have some very viable choices!
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