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Technology Stocks : Amati vs Westell, DMT vs CAP ADSL
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To: Techie who wrote (506)7/9/1996 6:28:00 PM
From: Rupert Baines   of 1365
 
re 18 billion modems !!??

Techie said:
>18,000 million modems sold in '95 w/w...
> I don't recall the source right now, but
> have it somewhere in this mess...

Gosh, 18 billion modems last year !
That means about 4 per person on the planet,
or maybe 30 per phone line - what do they do with them all ?

Sorry - I couldn't resist it <grin>
Been at the wine before posting again ;) ??

I guess you meant 18 million I'm still impressed - it is higher
than I expected, but still (just) within the bounds of my argument.

Essentially a ten year old technology, with no installation required,
sold retail & cheaply, and we get a bit more than 1 million a month.

I'd agree that is a realistic aspiration for ADSL, but I'd doubt we'll
get there within five years ?
(But I'd love to be proved wrong!)

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