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Modems - The Overlooked Threat
White Papers While discussing overlooked security threats to the organization, don't forget to mention modems. At Sandstorm Enterprises, the company understands that phones and modems are both a vital part of the business infrastructure and a potential avenue...
[October 5, 2006, 1:00]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
GlobalFax for Teleport Modems
Downloads Available in this download is the latest update for GlobalFax, a faxing utility specifically designed for Global Village Teleport modems. New features include a new control panel, 11-digit dialing support, improved imaging, custom cover sheets, and...
[June 9, 1999, 9:25]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
Protecting the Robustness of ADSL and VDSL DMT Modems When Applying DSM
White Papers Today's ADSL and VDSL modems are very robust. When transmitting data over an ADSL or VDSL link, performance is very important. In order to improve the bit rate that can be achieved over the copper link, a lot of techniques like power backoff (PBO...
[February 13, 2005, 23:00]
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]
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]
Cable Modems
White Papers Cable modems are devices that allow high-speed access to the Internet via a cable television network. While similar in some respects to a traditional analog modem, a cable modem is significantly more powerful, capable of delivering data...
[August 14, 2003, 0:00]
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]
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]
Vodafone 7.2Mbps USB modems review
Reviews Like the Mobile Connect product, the new modems are made by Huawei. For Windows XP and Vista users, both USB modems are 'plug and play', requiring no software installation before use. Both modems are made from a rather fetching white shiny plastic...
[January 10, 2008, 15:34]
