While 56K bit/sec modems have been on the market since 1997, the wrangling continues over who deserves credit – and royalties – for the technology. Analog Devices, which makes modem chipsets, last ...

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some of the original 56k modems were unable to exceed 53k at fcc regulated voltages. over a leased line or some such, they could do 56k. that problem was cleared up like three months after launch, but ...

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If you came of age in the 1990s, you’ll remember the unmistakable auditory handshake of an analog modem negotiating its connection via the plain old telephone system. That cacophony of screeches and ...

The latest episode published by tech channel The Serial Port began with an interesting question: Is it possible to stream YouTube via dial-up internet? As the headline suggests, the answer is a ...

The slow lane on the Information Superhighway is a darn crowded space. Forget the hoopla surrounding high-speed Internet access. Ignore financial headaches at the likes of America Online and Earthlink ...

AI success depends on whether enterprise data is ready, reachable, and close enough to the workloads that need it. In this eSpeaks episode, Dell Technologies’ Vrashank Jain explains why fragmented ...

Facing stiff competition in the broadband market, modem manufacturer TurboComm Technology is planning to beef up its 56K modem production to offset wilting profits in its core ADSL and cable modem ...

For as much as we complain about Internet speeds, it's easy to forget just how good we have it compared to the early days of the web when many of us were forced to wait with baited breath for an AOL ...

US Robotics(USR) confirmed today it plans to ship its x2 modems in February, probably making it the first vendor out of the door with the hyped technology. However, rival Lucent Technologies could ...