What is V.92?

V.92 is a new proposed dial-up modem standard that is being worked on by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU). The proposed standard provides for an increase in upload speeds, quicker connect times and a modem-on-hold feature that allows the modem to work in conjunction with call waiting provided by your phone company.

Is there an increase in speed?

V.92 does not increase the download speed over V.90, but, it does increase the maximum upload speed to 48K bps. This is a 30% increase over the 33.6K bps attainable by today’s V.90 modems. This higher upstream speed offers numerous benefits including a reduction in the upstream data transfer time for large e-mails with attachments and for ftp site uploads, as well as improved operation for interactive applications such as online gaming.

What is the Quick Connect feature?

Quick connect dramatically improves how quickly users can connect with their Internet Service Provider (ISP). In some cases quick connect will take approximately half the time required for a dial up modem to make the "handshake" to an ISP on regularly used connections. (i.e. from approximately 20 seconds with today’s widely deployed V.90 modems, to less than 10 seconds with V.92-equipped modems)

What is the modem-on-hold feature?

The modem-on-hold feature allows the modem to work in conjunction with your call waiting provided by the phone company. The feature enables a PC user to answer a new phone call without dropping the modem connection. The PC user is then able to resume surfing the Internet after they terminate the voice call.

What about other future developments like V.44 compression?

Future developments, which will almost certainly be incorporated in the first generation of V.92 modems, promise better download performance and connection reliability. V.44 is a new data compression standard that will improve the current V.42 data compression anywhere from 20 to 60 percent, up to as much as 200 percent for certain types of highly compressible data. The compression technique enables data throughput rates of higher than 300K bps – much faster than today’s typical rates of 150 – 200K bps. For users, it means that your Web browsing will be much faster.