Near-term Technologies To Watch
Accelerated Internet Access
- Digital Subscriber Line (DLS)
- Cable Modem
- Satellite System
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Notes:
Excerpt from ZDNet Article on DSL:
“Today's most prevalent flavor of DSL, asynchronous DSL (ADSL), typically pumps data downstream at 192Kbps to 9Mbps and upstream at 16Kbps to 800Kbps. The lopsided, or asynchronous, delivery rates favor applications such as downloading content-rich Web pa
Most telephone companies are still testing ADSL service, but it is available now in a few areas. U.S. West was the first to offer ADSL service in Phoenix. Its MegaHome service costs $40 a month and provides access speeds of 192Kbps, while its MegaOffice p
Other ADSL services are popping up around the country, including offerings from Pacific Bell in the San Francisco area, from GTE in Southern California, and from Southwestern Bell in Austin, Texas. Bell Atlantic, BellSouth, and others say they plan to sta
Though these early services are spotty and often limited to less than 1Mbps performance, many analysts expect such services to spread rapidly this year and begin routinely offering speeds of 1.5Mbps or more. That would be about 30 times faster than the be
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