Now, it's always-on digital modems that operate at millions of bits per second. TI is at the heart of this, working on DSL modems with four of the six leading PC manufacturers - IBM and Compaq have been publicly announced. In the first quarter, we shipped almost 300,000 DSL modem ports, up five times over fourth quarter '99. TI is expanding its DSL market share faster than any competitor, and we expect to ship about 1 million ADSL modem ports in the first half of 2000. Our solutions enable multiple voice calls and data transmissions at the same time over the same copper phone line.
Consumers can add multiple voice lines at significantly lower costs.
And in providing these extra lines, telcos can generate significant incremental revenue without major capital expenditures. Already, most DSL and cable modem manufacturers are using TI silicon and software for their voice over packet solutions. Mobility is another big focus area. Analysts project that 1 billion people worldwide will subscribe to wireless service by the year 2002. That's a great opportunity.