Transend Corp., the
US-based subsidiary of South America’s largest modem manufacturer, announced a
breakthrough in modem technology that enables the doubling of
throughput over analog phone lines.
Using chip-level, channel
bonding techniques that combines the capacity of two phone lines,
the vendor is the first to maximise long data block transmissions in a
point-to-point environment.
“For the millions of small businesses and consumers who have access to two
or more analog phone lines, this technology breakthrough can
provide much needed and affordable relief,” said Tom Bradford, president of
Transend.
“Our chip-level channel
bonding technology breakthrough does not require any special
telephone lines or configuration. It puts analog modem speeds into
the same speed lane as ISDN without additional costs or installation
hassles.”
In the UK, ISDN installation from BT costs #99, on top of which
are line rental charges that are substantially higher than those for a
POTS (Plain Old Telephone System) line. The appearance of
high-speed modems from Transend – which are scheduled to ship
by July 1998 – could have a significant impact on the ISDN market.
Transend’s Gemini 112K modem offers throughput of nearly one
hundred per cent over 56K. It follows the International
Telecommunications Union (ITU) v.90 standard; is MLPPP
compliant; and uses two data pumps, making only one serial port or
one PC slot necessary. It uses a patented technology called Simple
Analog Channel Sequencing (SACS) and is compliant with all
operating systems and application programs.
“The Gemini blows every other analog modem away in terms of
speed and throughput,” said Tom Bradford. “Other so-called 112K
modems only increase throughput by 12-30 per cent according to
one respected PC publication (PC World). The Gemini 112K
modem actually doubles the speed of 56K.”
The Gemini 112K modem senses Call Waiting and can detect and
accept an incoming fax over one of the lines and then
automatatically resume double-speed data transmission. When the
full power of the modem is not required, users can switch to
single-line speeds of up to 56kbps.
The estimated price for the Gemini 112K will be under $200.
It will be sold “factory direct” and via ISPs and VARs.
Transend Corp. is a subsidiary of Digitel, of Porto Alegre, Brazil.
