3Com First to Ship V.90 Standard-Based 56K Desktop Modems; End-Users Benefit From Backward Compatibility and Rapid ISP Deployment
BusinessWire, Tuesday, February 17, 1998 at 16:56
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 17, 1998--3Com
Corporation (NASDAQ:COMS) today announced shipment of the industry's
first International Telecommunications Union (ITU) standard-based
V.90 modems.
3Com's V.90 products provide their customers a universally
interoperable solution with backward compatibility supporting x2(TM)
technology and V.90.
"3Com has the unique ability to provide a smooth transition to
standard-based access because our software upgradable platform
provides enough memory to support both x2 technology and V.90," said
John McCartney, President, Client Access Business Unit.
"In addition, our large installed base of Internet Service
Providers (ISPs) with x2 technology in nearly three-million
software-upgradable Total Control(TM) ports worldwide, will be able
to quickly and easily upgrade to standard-based service."
Through its V.90 interoperability testing program, and its
commitment to the standards process, 3Com has provided the leadership
necessary to ensure a rapid adoption of V.90 in the marketplace.
For example, 3Com and Rockwell recently announced the successful
completion of interoperability testing between each company's V.90
technologies. Furthermore, 3Com is currently conducting
interoperability testing with Lucent Technologies and is actively
pursuing additional industry participation. |
