A modem and router work in tandem to deliver you an internet connection. Even if the modem and router are combined in the same hardware, they serve distinct functions. The modem communicates with the ...

Modems have been in use by the private sector since the early 1960s. All modems use phone lines to transmit information, but not every modem is the same. As the name implies, a "fax modem" is intended ...

The move to an all-Internet protocol (IP) connection seems like a logical solution for the voice world. With that in mind, developers have spent the last few years tweaking and perfecting IP ...