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CABLE WORLD STAFF
1962 - First analog modems deliver data at 300 bits per second (BPS).
1970s - 1,200 bps analog modems introduced.
1978 - Phone companies unveil Digital Data Service (DDS), a dedicated connection boasting speeds of about 56 kbps (kilobits per second).
1983 - Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) released, boasts speeds of 128 kbps.
1984 - T1 lines are commercially deployed, with speeds capable of 1.5 mbps (megabits per second). Widely deployed by 1986.
1990 - 14.4 kbps analog modems deployed.
1991 - Baby Bells offer Switched 56, a "poor man's ISDN" at 56 kbps.
1992 - 28.8 kbps analog modems introduced.
1993 - First asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL) offers speeds of up to 1 mbps.
1994 - First cable modems tested in the U.S. and in Canada.
1995 - Cable modems introduced on a limited commercial basis with varying speeds of up to 1 mbps to 3 mbps.
1996 - ADSL deployed commercially with download speeds of 7.1 mbps.
1998 - Cable modems and xdsl deployed in the mainstream.
1999 - Lucent Technologies says it is working on a new wireless technology that will shoot data encoded on laser beams in the air, without having to pass through cable. Expected to be available next summer, the technology reportedly can carry 10 gigabits per second up to five kilometers.
SOURCE: Cable World Research, CNET, Dataquest, Intel, ADSL Forum
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