{"wikiid":9725,"langid":"en","namespace":"CATEGORY","title":"56K modem","revisionid":1139407,"contents_raw":"== Background ==\n\nA 56K modem is a type of modem that was widely used in the late 1990s and early 2000s to connect computers to the internet over telephone lines. The \"56K\" refers to the maximum download speed of the modem, which is 56 kilobits per second (Kbps). This speed was achieved through a technology called V.90, which allowed data to be transmitted over traditional analog telephone lines at higher speeds than was previously possible.\n\n56K modems were an improvement over earlier dial-up modems, which typically had maximum speeds of 33.6 Kbps or lower. However, their speeds were still much slower than broadband internet connections, which became widely available in the 2000s and offered much faster download and upload speeds.\n\nToday, 56K modems are largely obsolete, as most internet connections are made through cable, fiber, or wireless technologies that offer much faster speeds. However, some remote areas or developing countries may still use 56K modems as a way to access the internet.\n\n== Additional Information ==\n\n* [link|https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Modem#56_kbit\/s_technologies|Modem Wikipedia]","contents_json":{"type":"doc","content":[{"type":"heading","attrs":{"level":2},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"Background"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"A 56K modem is a type of modem that was widely used in the late 1990s and early 2000s to connect computers to the internet over telephone lines. The \"56K\" refers to the maximum download speed of the modem, which is 56 kilobits per second (Kbps). This speed was achieved through a technology called V.90, which allowed data to be transmitted over traditional analog telephone lines at higher speeds than was previously possible."}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"56K modems were an improvement over earlier dial-up modems, which typically had maximum speeds of 33.6 Kbps or lower. However, their speeds were still much slower than broadband internet connections, which became widely available in the 2000s and offered much faster download and upload speeds."}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Today, 56K modems are largely obsolete, as most internet connections are made through cable, fiber, or wireless technologies that offer much faster speeds. However, some remote areas or developing countries may still use 56K modems as a way to access the internet."}]},{"type":"heading","attrs":{"level":2},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"Additional Information"}]},{"type":"bulletList","attrs":[],"content":[{"type":"listItem","content":[{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","marks":[{"type":"link","attrs":{"href":"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Modem#56_kbit\/s_technologies","target":false}}],"text":"Modem Wikipedia"}]}]}]}]},"contents_rendered":"
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A 56K modem is a type of modem that was widely used in the late 1990s and early 2000s to connect computers to the internet over telephone lines. The "56K" refers to the maximum download speed of the modem, which is 56 kilobits per second (Kbps). This speed was achieved through a technology called V.90, which allowed data to be transmitted over traditional analog telephone lines at higher speeds than was previously possible.<\/p>\n\n

56K modems were an improvement over earlier dial-up modems, which typically had maximum speeds of 33.6 Kbps or lower. However, their speeds were still much slower than broadband internet connections, which became widely available in the 2000s and offered much faster download and upload speeds.<\/p>\n\n

Today, 56K modems are largely obsolete, as most internet connections are made through cable, fiber, or wireless technologies that offer much faster speeds. However, some remote areas or developing countries may still use 56K modems as a way to access the internet.<\/p>\n\n

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