Sprint's New ION products

Thu Jun 4 00:27:09 UTC 1998

"100 times faster"  is also the language used by the cable companies and
vendors of MCNS cable modems to describe their products.  $200 price
point and retail availability are also part of that business model.  The
"up to" might mean cable modems are one of a number of alternatives
being considered for the last mile.  Cisco has made a significant and
apparently successful jump into the cable modem business so I suspect
that's at least part of the plan.

Doug Stanfield          		Oceanic Cable            
Data Networking Manager        	200 Akamainui St.
dougs at oceanic.com        	Mililani, HI  96789

	>"Up to 100 times faster than conventional modems" is said in
their
	>press release.  

	>Perhaps this $200 unit is the NT1-equivalent.  If so, it's damn
cheap.
	>If not, why isnt billing built into the customer-end equipment?

	A $200 ADSL modem sounds about right and the billing will most
likely be in
	the router/switch you are connected to, not prem-based.