An apparatus comprising: a transceiver including a transmitter for transmitting a signal, a receiver for receiving a signal, and an interface, wherein the transceiver is adapted to use a first wireless communication technology; and a modem including an interface coupled to the transceiver interface, wherein the modem is adapted to process the signal received from the receiver and to process a transmit signal for the transmitter, wherein the modem is adapted to use a second wireless communication technology, wherein: a channel bandwidth to filtering bandwidth in the transceiver is greater than the channel bandwidth to filtering bandwidth implemented by the modem, and the modem further includes a first receiver processing circuit and a transmitter processing circuit, a matching filter coupled between the modem interface and the first receiver processing circuit, wherein the matching filter is adapted to convert the signal received from the receiver to compensate for filtering of the signal by the receiver and to re-sample the received signal from the receiver to a rate compatible with the modem, and a pulse shaping filter coupled between the interface and the transmitter processing circuit, wherein the pulse shaping filter is adapted to sample and adjust a processed transmit signal from using the second wireless technology to using the first wireless technology for the transmitter. a transceiver including a transmitter for transmitting a signal, a receiver for receiving a signal, and an interface, wherein the transceiver is adapted to use a first wireless communication technology; and a modem including an interface coupled to the transceiver interface, wherein the modem is adapted to process the signal received from the receiver and to process a transmit signal for the transmitter, wherein the modem is adapted to use a second wireless communication technology, wherein: a channel bandwidth to filtering bandwidth in the transceiver is greater than the channel bandwidth to filtering bandwidth implemented by the modem, and the modem further includes a first receiver processing circuit and a transmitter processing circuit, a matching filter coupled between the modem interface and the first receiver processing circuit, wherein the matching filter is adapted to convert the signal received from the receiver to compensate for filtering of the signal by the receiver and to re-sample the received signal from the receiver to a rate compatible with the modem, and a pulse shaping filter coupled between the interface and the transmitter processing circuit, wherein the pulse shaping filter is adapted to sample and adjust a processed transmit signal from using the second wireless technology to using the first wireless technology for the transmitter. a channel bandwidth to filtering bandwidth in the transceiver is greater than the channel bandwidth to filtering bandwidth implemented by the modem, and the modem further includes a first receiver processing circuit and a transmitter processing circuit, a matching filter coupled between the modem interface and the first receiver processing circuit, wherein the matching filter is adapted to convert the signal received from the receiver to compensate for filtering of the signal by the receiver and to re-sample the received signal from the receiver to a rate compatible with the modem, and a pulse shaping filter coupled between the interface and the transmitter processing circuit, wherein the pulse shaping filter is adapted to sample and adjust a processed transmit signal from using the second wireless technology to using the first wireless technology for the transmitter. a matching filter coupled between the modem interface and the first receiver processing circuit, wherein the matching filter is adapted to convert the signal received from the receiver to compensate for filtering of the signal by the receiver and to re-sample the received signal from the receiver to a rate compatible with the modem, and a pulse shaping filter coupled between the interface and the transmitter processing circuit, wherein the pulse shaping filter is adapted to sample and adjust a processed transmit signal from using the second wireless technology to using the first wireless technology for the transmitter.