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Diamond cuts deeper into 3D, modems
News Diamond introduced two modems, the internal SupraExpress 336i Sp (£115 + VAT) and the external SupraExpress 336e Sp (£135 + VAT). The modems are compatible with the V.80 videoconferencing standard and are targeted at videoconferencing and remote...
[September 18, 1996, 15:56]
Five years ago: 56Kbps modems take shape
News These are then converted back to the audio tones that the modems understand. For a modem to be approved, it can only send tones of a limited amplitude and frequency range -- these limitations, plus filtering in the exchange, set an uppermost speed...
[September 18, 2001, 8:00]
A Year Ago Today: USR lines up first 56Kbps modems
News US Robotics is expected to this afternoon release formal plans for the first 56Kbps analogue modems. News of the Rockwell-led 56Kbps specification trickled out in mid-September and a series of key modem vendors including Hayes and Boca Research...
[October 16, 1997, 8:00]
Nuggets: Compaq modems do it anywhere... Fast!
News Compaq is releasing two new USB modems as it cottons onto the idea that USB may, possibly, be a good move. Compaq is much prouder however of its 'fits anywhere' design, which lets you attach the modems to the wall or your monitor -- horizontally or...
[March 4, 1999, 14:21]
Q&A (2): Dennis Hayes on 56K modems and the future
News We've had standard 56K modems for a month and we hope to have 56K products in Europe next month. We began shipping Monday the first 56K PC Card products. It was just a few hundred products but we will ramp in April and will ramp up throughout the...
[April 3, 1997, 9:52]
Tashika deals £59 33.6 modems, £99 multimedia kits
News The brand is called Tashika (Japanese for "quality") and initial products include 33.6kbits/sec modems at £59 for an internal version or £64 for an external device, and a multimedia kit comprising Aztech eight-speed CD-ROM drive, Aztech 16-bit...
[February 10, 1997, 9:48]
Cable modems -- not just a security problem
News It's no mystery why cable modems are saturating the corporate communications environment. Cable modems have long raised security concerns related to how addresses are distributed within the networks' shared infrastructure.
[July 15, 2002, 17:41]
Interoperable 56K modems by summer - Hayes
News After last week's affirmation of a standard for what were formerly known as V.pcm modems (and are likely to be called V.90 devices in the future) and the setting up by Cisco, Ascend and Hayes of a Work Group to ensure interoperability, Hayes...
[February 9, 1998, 17:03]
Motorola Card modems climb from 28.8 to 33.6
News The 33,600bps PC Card modem (£185 + VAT) is aimed at European business travelers, and will run 15 per cent faster than 28,800bps modems said Motorola. It will offer a free upgrade to PCMCIA 28.8 Pro users in 21 countries, which will work with...
[November 27, 1996, 9:43]
Wi-Fi to climb aboard broadband modems
News Wi-Fi chips for wireless home networks will be moving in with a roommate: broadband modems. Communications chipmaker Conexant Systems has announced that it is adding Intersil Wi-Fi technology to the semiconductors it builds for high-speed cable or...
[September 4, 2002, 7:42]
A Year Ago: 56K modems could go faster
News The first wave of 56Kbits/sec modems are due February but could get even faster within months of the first release. US Robotics(USR) confirmed today it plans to ship its x2 modems in February, probably making it the first vendor out of the door...
[January 7, 1998, 9:10]
Five years ago: 56K modems could get even faster
News 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. Lucent claims its Venus modem chip set - due to ship in modems between April and July...
[January 5, 2002, 6:01]
Facing the security risks of cable modems
News According to some precise definitions, cable modems are broadband connections, while DSL should more precisely be called a "baseband" connection, since it is not shared. In addition to being permanently online, systems connected to cable modems...
[July 8, 2002, 16:10]
Security flaw found in Alcatel DSL modems
News Computer industry security experts believe they have discovered a vulnerability in certain high-speed modems manufactured by French communications equipment giant Alcatel. According to these organizations, two models -- Alcatel's Speed Touch Home...
[April 11, 2001, 8:55]
Comdex Fall, Las Vegas: 56K modems picture looks fuzzy
News While US Robotics (USR) cranked up the hype for its X2 56Kbit/sec modems at Comdex in Las Vegas this week, standards doubts were still muddying the picture for visitors. USR and Cardinal Technologies are following the same DSP-based route that...
[November 21, 1996, 9:26]
US Report: Cable modems outpace ADSL
News Most home Web surfers now log onto the Internet using dial-up modems with top speeds of 56 kilobits per second. In one corner: cable companies touting high-speed modems that zip data along cable's vast fiber-optic networks.
[August 3, 1998, 9:22]
Five years ago: 56Kbps modems tipped to dominate Net
News US-based Internet market watcher Jupiter Communications said broadband solutions such as ISDN, ADSL and cable modems, won't make significant inroads until the next decade. Jupiter predicts 56Kbps modems will have 50 per cent of the consumer...
[October 18, 2001, 8:00]
Free broadband modems for Sky subscribers
News See the Broadband News Section for the latest on cable modems, ADSL, satellite and other high-speed access technologies, including a comprehensive guide to the best deals out there. Sky Digital customers who sign up for BT's "no-frills" broadband...
[October 17, 2002, 11:34]
Diamond plans 112Kbps modems
News Diamond plans to offer a software upgrade upgrade for its current 56Kbps Supra-branded modems and will give a first open public demonstration of the technology at the Comdex trade show in Las Vegas later this month before introducing products in...
[November 3, 1997, 16:28]
56K modems could get even faster
News 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. Lucent claims its Venus modem chip set - due to ship in modems between April and July...
[January 7, 1997, 14:08]
