AM> On Wed 05 Mar at 09:53 Peter Collis (3:622/672.1) wrote to Arthur Marsh:

 AM> Telstra Big Pond Internet customers will be among the
 AM> first in the world to gain access to 56Kbps modem
 AM> technology with the launch of Motorolas new generation
 AM> of ModemSURFR high speed modems.

 PC> Does Motorolas 56k ModemSURFER (who thinks up these stupid
 PC> names) use Rockwells 56k or TI's X2 56k.

 AM> Rockwells.

Last Tuesday's Australian computer section, headline: "Flawed chips
pull rug from 56Kbps modems".

  "Motorola has hit the brakes on its new fast modems after
discovering a performance problem.
   The company has announced it is suspending shipment of its recently
launched ModemSURFR and VoiceSURFR 56Kbps modems while it works with
partner Rockwell Semiconductor to improve the performance of chipsets.
   [..]
   The company did not release details of the problem but said in a
statement that it affected performannce "in a minority of network
configurations."
   [..]
   "Motorola and Rockwell technologists identified algorithm
improvements which will enhance performance in these specific network
conditions" [..]
"working aggressively with Rockwell to finalise a solution.  We could
begin shipping again as early as two weeks."
   [..]
   Meanwhile the performance of a rival 56Kbps technology from US Robotics
has come under fire after independent tests by Windows Sources magazine
failed to achieve download speeds higher than 44.8Kbps [..]"

Quoted only for purposes of study ..

Cheers, Ian

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