What is V.44 data-compression?
V.44 is a new data-compression protocol that delivers data rates 10 percent through 120 percent faster than those achieved by the existing V.42bis compression protocol. The most popular activity on the Internet is browsing, and this is where V.44 delivers the greatest improvement over V.42bis, so users can enjoy speeds up to 120 percent faster than with the older protocol. Popular sites such as Amazon.com and eBay use highly compressible HTML files, so online shopping is faster than ever. V.44 also increases data throughput for email (by 27 percent), Word documents (by 21 percent), Power Point files (by 10 percent), and C source files (by 45 percent). Client and server modem software require an update to support V.44, compliance with this standard will vary by region and service provider. V.44 Background Voice band modem technology provides the most ubiquitous data communication method on earth. But this ubiquity has its limitations. Because of the severely limited bandwidth and the wi
