If you came of age in the 1990s, you’ll remember the unmistakable auditory handshake of an analog modem negotiating its connection via the plain old telephone system. That cacophony of screeches and ...

An analog telephone adapter (ATA), or FXS gateway, is a device that allows traditional analog phones to be connected to a ...

Is the PSTN Still in Use? Yes, but There Are Better Options Your email has been sent Explore the ongoing use of the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) and ...

Fixed Wireless Access, or FWA, is a technology that replaces the traditional landline telephone network with a wireless alternative. Back when 5G was first emerging, AT&T Mobility () and T-Mobile US ( ...

The world's most popular wireless telephone technology, known as GSM, has won another convert: Cingular Wireless, America's second-largest wireless carrier. Cingular Wireless announced Tuesday morning ...

Wireless data has been sent at 938 gigabits per second, or more than 9000 times the average speed of a current 5G phone connection. This would be the equivalent of downloading more than 20 ...

Editorial Note: We earn a commission from partner links on Forbes Advisor. Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. A private branch exchange (PBX) is a telephone system that ...

AT&T has started a slow but decisive countdown on the copper phone network that powered the original American landline, and the company is now working toward shutting off most of those traditional ...