LG develop LTE chip
This trend is catching up. Mobile Phone manufacturers do not want to rely on Chip vendors and develop their own chipsets.
Another good example is Samsung with their WiMAX chipsets. They have worked with more than one vendor (maybe as an interim solution), but finally launched their own chipset.
Link to Ars Technica, which is much better than this one, since I’d rather see beautiful women holding chips than some guys (which look very smart and talented).