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To: BillyG who wrote (24621)	10/29/1997 6:01:00 PM
From: BillyG	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 50808

Rockwell technology for 1 megabit/second telephone modems............ ROCKWELL UNVEILS DSL TECHNOLOGY FOR HOMES -- Rockwell Semiconductor Systems announced a new digital modem technology aimed at home consumers today which will move data up to 20 times faster than current 56K analog modems. Consumer DSL (CDSL) will use existing copper phone wires and offers Internet access at up to 1M. CDSL is similar to current asymmetrical DSL (ADSL) technology, but does not require a line splitter to separate high-speed data from standard phone service. This makes the technology easier and less expensive to install in homes, Rockwell's main target market. The company expects to roll out chips next spring, and hopes to see complete CDSL modems available by the end of 1998. The most likely scenario is CDSL cards for internal modems, because existing serial ports will not support such high-speed data rates. CDSL's main competition will come from cable modems, which offer even higher speed communication. Although some communities already have cable modem service, only about 15 percent of the cable infrastructure in this country is currently able to support data over cable. Both the cable and phone industries are looking at significant costs to upgrade their infrastructure to support the next generation of high-speed digital data services. Rockwell Semiconductor Systems: 714 424-4200.