Jim McKenzie
mcs@isp.net
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>> ROCKWELL INTRODUCES 56 KBPS HIGH-SPEED MODEM TECHNOLOGY
>>
>> Rockwell expands the applications for analog modems.
>>
>> NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., (September 10, 1996) -- Rockwell Semiconductor
>> Systems today announced a new modem technology enabling internet
>> connections at rates up to 56,000 bits per second across standard
>> phone lines. Supported by leading internet communication equipment
>> providers, the technology specifications will be submitted to
>> appropriate standardization bodies in an effort to make the technology
>> a world wide standard.
>>
>> "This new technology gives web surfers the capability to connect to
>> the Internet at almost double the average connection speed of today's
>> fastest analog modems," said Armando Geday, vice president and general
>> manager, Rockwell Semiconductor Systems, Multimedia Communications
>> Division.
>>
>> Bridging the gap between current analog transmission rates and fully
>> digital communication --such as Integrated Services Digital Network
>> (ISDN)-- this new technology offers substantially faster speeds
>> without requiring the added investment of installing digital, ISDN
>> lines. To achieve up to 56 Kbps internet access, both end users and
>> internet service providers must utilize modems that incorporate this
>> technology. For consumers, this transition will be as easy as
>> migrating from 14.4 Kbps to 28.8 Kbps modems.
>>
>> By leveraging its expertise in standard analog modem products and
>> building on existing industry technologies, Rockwell Semiconductor
>> Systems is devising techniques for overcoming the limitations of
>> analog connections to provide internet access at rates of up to 56
>> Kbps. Unlike traditional modems, which assume an analog connection
>> between the users, this new technology takes advantage of the
>> high-speed, digital connection to the telephone network that internet
>> service providers and corporations already have. For example, when a
>> home subscriber places a local telephone call to an internet service
>> provider, in many cases, the only analog portion of the total
>> connection is the short distance from the user's home to the local
>> telephone company central office.
>>
>> Rockwell expects to demonstrate 56 Kbps transmission capabilities at
>> the November, 1996 Comdex show in Las Vegas. Rockwell intends to
>> introduce a family of modem chipsets implementing its new technology.
>>
>> For more information on Rockwell products, contact the Rockwell
>> Literature Line at (800) 854-8099 inside the U.S., at (714) 221-6996
>> outside the U.S., or visit the Rockwell website at
>> http://www.nb.rockwell.com/.