ISDN VS. Modem

Computers store all information as binary numbers. The binary number system uses two binary digits, 0 and 1, which are called bits. The amount of data that a computer network can transfer in a certain amount of time is called the bandwidth of the network and is measured in kilobits per second (kbps) or megabits per second (mbps). A kilobit is 1 thousand bits; a megabit is 1 million bits. A dial-up telephone modem can transfer data at rates …

…office to the customer premises on a customer basis over the existing copper cabling, without the need for massive infrastructure replacement and at very reasonable costs. These new DSL solutions satisfy the business need to provision the network in a fast, cost effective manner, while preserving the infrastructure and allowing a planned migration into newer technologies. DSL has the ability to meet the customer demand for high bandwidth right now, at costs that make sen