Ascend Archive
[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

(ASCEND) ITU 56K

3M has a big spiel re: the ITU....

I chopped some meat off the fat....
all the below are extracts....


  	  				 
   SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 5, 1998--3Com  
Corporation (NASDAQ:COMS) and other industry leaders today announced 
their endorsement of the newly determined 56Kbps(a) standard by the 
International Telecommunications Union (ITU) at a conference that 
concludes Friday, Feb. 6, in Geneva, Switzerland. 
   The standard, previously called V.pcm, will be assigned an  
official V-series number, which will be announced imminently. 


"We're confident that we will 
help meet demand for faster Internet access by shipping 56K 
standards-based modems in the first calendar quarter of 1998." 


Compatibility and Software Upgradeability  

   3Com announced interoperability testing with Lucent Technologies  
and other modem vendors in January.  It is also well into the process 
of conducting field trials for V.pcm products worldwide.  Building 
upon its history of providing software upgrades, 3Com plans to offer 
upgrades to our existing x2 56K products. 

Evolution of the 56K Standard  

   Today, the 56K standard specification was determined and will be  
assigned an official V-series number.  The technical aspects of a 
determined standard are thereby frozen, although there may be 
subsequent editorial changes.  Because the technical aspects of the 
specification will not change, 3Com will ship standards-based 
products and upgrades in calendar Q1 1998 -- long before the 
recommendation is officially ratified. 
   The established practice of shipping standards-based products  
before the final and formal ratification is clearly a benefit for 
consumers, speeding the path toward universal compatibility and 
interoperability.  At its September 1998 meeting, the ITU will 
complete the formalities at which time the determined 56K 
recommendation becomes a "decision," also referred to as 
ratification. 




-- 
A host is a host from coast to coast.................wb8foz@nrk.com
& no one will talk to a host that's close........[v].(301) 56-LINUX
Unless the host (that isn't close).........................pob 1433
is busy, hung or dead....................................20915-1433
++ Ascend Users Mailing List ++
To unsubscribe:	send unsubscribe to ascend-users-request@bungi.com
To get FAQ'd:	<http://www.nealis.net/ascend/faq>
Follow-Ups: