UNSPSC 43222628: Modems

A modem modulates outgoing digital signals from a computer or other digital device to analog signals for a conventional copper twisted pair telephone line and demodulates the incoming analog signal and converts it to a digital signal for the digital device. An electronic device for converting between serial data from a computer and an audio signal suitable for transmission over telephone lines. In one scheme the audio signal is composed of silence (no data) or one of two frequencies representing 0 and 1.

UNSPSC 43222628 Modems (Commodity) shows limited direct procurement activity under its nominal scope; the recent state and local opportunities tagged to this code predominantly concern low-voltage and communications installation labor, air traffic control tower systems, and water utility SCADA equipment—none of which are modem procurement in the traditional sense. The Lake County Schools District (Florida) ITB for low-voltage and communication systems installation labor across 51 sites emphasizes cabling, fiber optic termination, and system integration rather than modem hardware. Similarly, the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners (Georgia) ITB for on-call electrical repair and preventative maintenance covers facility-wide electrical services across over 300 county locations, and the Peachtree City Airport Authority (Georgia) RFP for air traffic control tower communications and weather equipment focuses on voice systems, transmitters, receivers, and tower infrastructure. The Texas Department of Information Resources solicitations for Apple products and wireless services, while technology-focused, fall outside traditional modem purchasing. No recent opportunities reflect active state or local procurement of standalone modem hardware or devices.

Geographic activity in the recent record concentrates in Georgia (Gwinnett County, Peachtree City Airport Authority, Flowery Branch) and Florida (Lake County Schools), with one Texas procurement for broader technology services. The mismatch between the commodity code's nominal scope and the work actually solicited suggests this code may be receiving inaccurate tags from issuing bodies, or modem procurement under this code is not currently active in the state and local market segment tracked here. Business development professionals should verify code alignment with customer procurement offices before pursuing opportunities tagged to 43222628.