A fully integrated, programmable mixed-signal transceiver comprising a
radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) which is frequency and protocol
agnostic with digital inputs and outputs, the transceiver being
programmable and configurable for multiple radio frequency bands and
standards and being capable of connecting to many networks and service
providers. The RFIC does not use spiral inductors and instead includes
transmission line inductors allowing for improved scalability. Components
of the transceiver are programmable to allow the transceiver to switch
between different frequency bands of operating. Frequency switching can
be accomplished though the content of digital registers coupled to the
components.