1. The typical ISDN digital modem will process about 128, 000 bits a second, Dagres said. 2. Contracts to build new digital modems were still too small to turn the company around. 3. In August, Cisco bought Combinet Inc ., a maker of digital modems , for $ 114.2 million. 4. DSL uses a special digital modem and requires a visit from the phone company to install service. 5. What Covad and other new carriers concentrate on is selling high-speed digital modem lines to small-and medium-sized businesses. 6. The division, which employs 750 people, includes brand names like ModemSURFR, VoiceSURFR, and BitSURFR, Motorola's ISDN digital modems . 7. In August, Cisco bought Combinet Inc ., a maker of digital modems , for $ 114 . 2 million. 8. But a little known Alameda company has quietly gained a toehold in a niche Internet business _ digital modems . 9. He likes Netopia, an Alameda, Calif ., company that provides fast Internet access to small businesses over digital modems . 10. At 56 baud, the x2 modems rival the speed of digital modems that work over more expensive ISDN phone lines.