they dont have to, yet since it will be a standard by defining it that
way...
ill bet a cheeseburger it will... ;)
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On Sat, 14 Sep 1996, James McKenzie wrote:
>
> So, will livingstons new digiital modems support this once it becomes
> a standard?
>
> Jim McKenzie
> mcs@isp.net
>
> >
> >> 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/.
>