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Question: I'm really confused by all the ads about high-speed Internet connections. I know they're way faster than a 56Kbps (kilobit per second) modem, but I'm not clear on what the speeds really are.

You’ve got your DSL connection. You’re using an ISP-provided DSL bridge (aka DSL modem). Your LAN is routed through one computer that accesses the Internet with network address translation (NAT) or ...

A device that connects multiple computers to a cable or DSL line for Internet access. Also called a "residential gateway," "modem/router," "modem gateway," "home gateway" and "Internet gateway." The ...

For the past several years, both Steve and Jim have been working in an environment where they felt like some form of backup for network access is mandatory. And, since customers can purchase both DSL ...

Over in the WAN newsletter, Steve and Joanie have been discussing the idea of using cable modem access and DSL in the small office/home office environment for providing highly reliable service at a ...

Broadband modem providers are taking a glass-half-full approach to the flood of $400 ISP rebates that are binding thousands of customers to long-term Internet contracts and standard 56K V.90 modems.

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 13, 2005--The battle for broadband access into the home continues to heat up as higher bandwidth chip technology innovations ultimately enable service ...

Deployment issues hindered the growth in shipments of ADSL modems in the third quarter of 2000, while growth in shipments ofcable modems, aided by the move towards DOCSIS-certified modems, increased, ...

The broadband war between phone and cable companies may be entering a new phase, according to subscriber growth numbers disclosed in a pair earnings reports this week. AOL Time Warner's Time Warner ...

Cable companies won a major victory on Monday when the U.S. Supreme Court blessed a deregulatory approach that immunized them from onerous federal regulations. Now the political spat likely to play ...