Quotes about dsl (16 Quotes)



    We were founded in 1993 on the notion that HFC hybrid fiber coaxial cable would be the broadband transmission of choice. Some bet their companies on DSL, ISDN, or satellite. But HFC has proved to be right.


    It's not all the problem (of business), ... It's our problem, too, and we can fix it with leadership. Some of the Digital Divide is self-imposed. A computer and a DSL line don't cost that much anymore. We need to convince more households to buy computers and go online.

    Motorola has a great portfolio of wireless broadband products that can cost-effectively extend the voice and high-speed digital subscriber lines (DSL) of our IOC customers. The Motorola MOTOwi4 Canopy broadband products are of special importance because they round out the Alltel product portfolio for last mile access to the home.



    A 3Mbps package for that price is unheard of in this country for DSL, ... With Metro, we're saying that the entry level to the broadband market now is 3Mbps.

    We're starting to let AOL members know about this opportunity now to strongly encourage them to improve their online experience with a better, faster Internet connection. AOL is committed to offering our members the best high-speed experience - not just faster dial-up but true broadband from a cable or DSL connection. We've seen in recent market tests that our members respond very strongly to the ability to more simply combine what they have from AOL with what they want from a broadband connection, and now we're going to deliver it from coast to coast.


    You are seeing a bit of a stalling in the growth of the dial-up market. It is still growing, but at a much less vigorous pace than last year. Subscribers are beginning to convert over to DSL, or cable modems, and that's eating into some of the incremental growth of the existing Internet Service Providers (ISPs). But I think the ISPs have a real opportunity to convert their existing dial-up subscribers into broadband subscribers. In fact, they have a better opportunity than any other players out there but, in order to recapture Wall Street attention, they have to begin to make that happen in a meaningful fashion,

    While this is unexpected, it indicates that AOL is remaining technologically agnostic. But I wouldn't expect AOL, if they expand DSL trials further, to compete in the same markets as Time Warner,

    Everything is relative. Is the Internet fast? Not for most people. Is it always on? Yes, for cable modem and DSL users but that represents a tiny percentage of users.

    We're still in the first or second inning of providing the tools necessary to provision DSL that are comparable to what the old phone system has for provisioning voice services, ... We need a mechanism where you do a submittal, get approval and all the rest without getting 50 people involved.

    We believe the verdict, not yet binding, introduces fresh concerns on the company's cash position as well as the outlook for the DSL business.


    It's worth remembering that every time that a new communication technology becomes popular there's usually a moral panic. When the telephone was introduced in the 19th century, there was widespread fear that it would decrease the authority of parents over their daughters, that men would be entering the house through the telephone line. That's something we are going through now with the Internet, the fear that strange men will enter the house through the DSL line.



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