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DESCRIPTION:From the 1960s through the early 2000s\, voiceband modems were 
 at the heart of digital data transmission over the telephone network\, evo
 lving from just 300 b/s in their early days to the groundbreaking 56K mode
 ms that became ubiquitous worldwide. According to Shannon’s capacity for
 mula\, transmission speeds beyond ~36 kb/s seemed impossible. Yet\, engine
 ers managed to defy expectations and deliver modems capable of 56 kb/s—t
 ransforming connectivity for billions of users.\n\nIn this Distinguished L
 ecture\, Prof. Ender Ayanoglu will explore the scientific breakthroughs\, 
 engineering ingenuity\, and technological shifts that made the 56K modem p
 ossible. He will shed light on why it seemed like Shannon’s limit was be
 aten\, and the impact this had on the telecommunications industry.\n\nSpea
 ker(s): Ender Ayanoglu \n\nAgenda: \n- 5:45-6:00PM Joining the webinar pla
 tform\n- 6:00-6:10PM Introduction & Ice breaker\n- 6:10-6:55PM Technical T
 alk\n- Topic: Beating the Shannon Limit: The Case of the 56K Modem\n- Spea
 ker: Prof. Ender Ayanoglu\, IEEE Fellow\, Professor Electrical Engineering
  and Computer Science\, University of California\, Irvine\n- Moderator: Dr
 . Kennedy Ronoh\, SMIEEE\, Senior Lecturer\, School of Computing and Engin
 eering Sciences\, Strathmore University\, Comsoc Kenya Chapter Vice-Chair.
 \n\n- 6:55-7:20PM Q&A\n- 7:20-7:30PM Feedback poll\, Photo session & Closi
 ng Remarks\n\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/499074
LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/499074
ORGANIZER:comsoc.kenya@ieee.org
SEQUENCE:30
SUMMARY:Beating the Shannon Limit: The Case of the 56K Modem
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X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p data-start="382" data-end="881">From the 1
 960s through the early 2000s\, voiceband modems were at the heart of digit
 al data transmission over the telephone network\, evolving from just 300 b
 /s in their early days to the groundbreaking 56K modems that became ubiqui
 tous worldwide. According to Shannon&rsquo\;s capacity formula\, transmiss
 ion speeds beyond ~36 kb/s seemed impossible. Yet\, engineers managed to d
 efy expectations and deliver modems capable of 56 kb/s&mdash\;transforming
  connectivity for billions of users.</p>\n<p data-start="883" data-end="11
 90">In this Distinguished Lecture\, Prof. Ender Ayanoglu will explore the 
 scientific breakthroughs\, engineering ingenuity\, and technological shift
 s that made the 56K modem possible. He will shed light on why it seemed li
 ke Shannon&rsquo\;s limit was beaten\, and the impact this had on the tele
 communications industry.</p><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><ol>\n<li>5:45-6:00P
 M Joining the webinar platform</li>\n<li>6:00-6:10PM Introduction &amp\; I
 ce breaker</li>\n<li>6:10-6:55PM Technical Talk\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Topic: 
 </strong><span style="color: rgb(35\, 111\, 161)\;">Beating the Shannon Li
 mit: The Case of the 56K Modem</span></li>\n<li><strong>Speaker:</strong> 
 Prof. Ender Ayanoglu\, IEEE Fellow\,&nbsp\; Professor Electrical Engineeri
 ng and Computer Science\, University of California\, Irvine</li>\n<li><str
 ong>Moderator</strong>: Dr. Kennedy Ronoh\, SMIEEE\, Senior Lecturer\, Sch
 ool of Computing and Engineering Sciences\, Strathmore University\, Comsoc
  Kenya Chapter Vice-Chair.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li>6:55-7:20PM Q&amp\;A</l
 i>\n<li>7:20-7:30PM Feedback poll\, Photo session &amp\; Closing Remarks</
 li>\n</ol>
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