The Final Analog Modem Standard
The V.90 modem standard will persevere as the king of the hill for analog modem speed, for a much longer reign than the very popular V.34 standard enjoyed. Very likely, V.90 will be the final analog modem speed standard. And, there are going to be a lot of V.90 modems sold. Analysts predict that modem sales will grow to about 75 million modems sold per year by 2000. Almost all of these will be V.90. 

Long Lasting
For ten of millions of people, using a V.90 modem will be how they connect to the internet for many years to come. Even given the progress, promotion and promise of other high bandwidth technologies like cable modems and DSL, many countries and rural USA will not have the infrastructure put in place to benefit from bi-directional cable or DSL. The V.90 modem will be the high speed choice to get on the Internet.