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modem

[moh-duhm, -dem] / ˈmoʊ dəm, -dɛm /


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For Comcast customers who lease an Advanced Xfinity Gateway modem, there’s an integrated Wi-Fi motion sensor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

Designed to keep desktop PCs going briefly after an outage occurs, these extra-chunky power strips can keep a modem running for hours.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026

Mizuho estimates $3 billion of Qualcomm’s $8.8 billion fiscal 2025 business with Apple is at risk due to modem share loss.

From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026

Apple’s in-house modem production and an expected 8% decline in its smartphone sales in 2026 pose risks to Qualcomm.

From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026

The modem army, smaller and increasingly high-tech, was getting quite choosy about its recruits.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz




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