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BEDMINSTER, N.J. — Flarion is hoping to increase the adoption of its flash-OFDM technology with the release Wednesday (March 17) of a chip set, reference design kit, and two modems targeted at laptops ...

For anyone who experienced it, the screeching hiss of a modem handshaking over copper phone wires is unforgettable. The technology may have tied up the family phone line, but modems were the gateways ...