Old modems have a lot more going for them than it might seem ...

If you came of age in the 1990s, you’ll remember the unmistakable auditory handshake of an analog modem negotiating its connection via the plain old telephone system. That cacophony of screeches and ...

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Next-generation cable modems that can deliver multi-gigabit speeds have been certified by CableLabs, the cable industry’s research and development lab. The new modems use version 3.1 of DOCSIS (the ...

If you have home internet, you’ll likely have been sent a towering internet box we call a cable modem. Seemingly innocuous, that modem can cost you big time over the years as you usually have to pay ...

Apple reportedly planned to switch to its own 5G modems with its 2023 iPhones, but Qualcomm now expects to make the ‘vast majority’ of 5G modems for those smartphones Apple reportedly planned to ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. When you first sign up for internet service with one of the major providers like Xfinity, they'll usually offer to rent out a hybrid modem and ...

Each spring, Mobile World Congress in Barcelona is the place where the entire mobile ecosystem shows off the best of what it has to offer for the year. Following Apple’s announcement of its C1 modem ...

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We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The vast majority of Americans today have access to the internet. If you live in a big city, you probably have the option to choose between a ...

Microsoft’s January 2026 Windows 11 update (KB5074109) intentionally disables dial-up modems by removing “unsafe” driver packages like agrsm.sys and smserial.sys. PCWorld reports this security-focused ...

Qualcomm will be supplying Apple with 5G modems for the iPhone up until 2026, a deal that delays the arrival of an Apple-created modem in the smartphone for a few more years. The 2023 iPhone 15 was ...