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To: dougjn who wrote (9529)	11/1/1997 5:30:00 PM
From: Mang Cheng	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 45548

The following article form WSJ clearly indicated that COMS is also working on similar product : ********************************************************************* "Rockwell Working On High-Speed Consumer Internet Tech" Dow Jones Newswires -- October 28, 1997 By Mark Boslet PALO ALTO, Calif. (Dow Jones)--Rockwell International Corp. (ROK) became the latest communications products company to say it is working on high-speed Internet technology that could operate 18 times quicker than the latest generation of 56K modems. Northern Telecom Ltd. (NT) unveiled similar technology earlier this month and other modem companies, such as 3Com Corp. (COMS), plan products of their own. Rockwell said its semiconductor systems unit plans to begin field testing the consumer digital subscriber line-based modem technology next spring and expects live consumer service by the end of 1998. Rockwell's laboratory tests show the modem is capable of receiving 1 megabit of data per second. Today's fastest modems receive data at a theoretical top speed of 56 kilobits a second, but in practicality run at less than this speed because of existing "noise," or interference on phone lines. A megabit is 1000 kilobits. Rockwell also said the modem can transmit data at 125 kilobits a second. The CDSL modem technology will operate over existing phone lines and does not require the use of a splitter, which some DSL technologies use to separate phone and computer traffic. Rockwell expects CDSL modems to sell for about $200. Users also will have to pay a $40 or so monthly fee to phone companies that choose to support CDSL by installing a compatible modems in their central offices. Analysts say the market for these high-speed devices could get crowded with competitors. -Mark Boslet; 415 496-1366