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Creative's Modem Does
Dial-Up and DSL
Vanilla V.90 modem converts to DSL when
broadband service becomes available.
by David Legard, IDG News Service
June 9, 1999, 7:54 a.m. PT
SINGAPORE -- Audio and video card specialist
Creative Technology has entered the remote access
market with the launch of a combined G.Lite/V.90
broadband modem aimed at consumers who need to
download multimedia content, the company announced
this week. Creative says it will begin shipping the new
modems late in the third quarter of this year.
The internal modem will deliver up to 1.5 megabits per
second of bandwidth, up to 26 times the bandwidth of
V.90 56-kbps modems, Creative says. The modem is
based on G.Lite technology that conforms to the
International Telecommunication Union 992.2 standard.
Unlike full-speed DSL modems, G.Lite modems can be
installed without a visit from the phone company. The
G.Lite technology lets you access the Internet while
you talk on the phone or send and receive faxes,
according to the company.
Creative developed the dual-speed modem using a
WildWire modem communications chip set from
Lucent Technologies, placing a combination ADSL and
conventional V.90 modem on a single PCI card. This
lets you use an existing V.90 modem connection and
seamlessly switch to an ADSL broadband connection
when it becomes available, Creative says.
The company will also offer an external USB-based
G.Lite/V.90 modem for home users.
Pricing was not disclosed. Creative is targeting the
home and small office market, for applications such as
Internet music downloads, Net radio broadcasts,
network gaming, videoconferencing, and broadcast
video. There will also be a significant home and small
office market for enhanced streaming multichannel
audio and video applications, Creative says. |
