*** Quoting Peter Yao from a message to Gary Gilmore ****
   *** About 56k ***
PY> USR's version is 33.6k on send, 56k on receive (from what I read), 
PY> was wondering how the 56k is ever sent if 33.6k is the send limit.
Here.  (Probly get yelled at for it but you may wish to read it)
Its some good info.
  ROCKWELL INTRODUCES 56 KBPS HIGH-SPEED MODEM TECHNOLOGY
  
Rockwell expands the applications for analog modems.
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., (Sept. 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 todays
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 users 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 Semiconductor Systems website.
  
Rockwell Semiconductor Systems is the fastest growing business segment
of Rockwell. Based in Newport Beach, Calif., it comprises the
Multimedia Communications Division and the Wireless Communications
Division. The Multimedia Communications Division is the world leader
in facsimile and PC modem devices for personal communications
electronics. The Wireless Communications Division offers total system
solutions for advanced cordless telephony and global positioning
system (GPS) receiver engines and is developing products and
technologies to address the Personal Communications Services (PCS) and
wireless packet data markets.
   
Rockwells industrial automation, semiconductor systems, avionics and
communications systems and automotive component systems businesses are
leading providers of technology solutions to customers worldwide. The
company has annual revenues in excess of $10 billion and employs more
than 56,000 people.
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