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Drive Innovation
3Com has pushed the pace of network technology for more
than two decades. Our ever-growing intellectual property
portfolio contains 356 U.S. patents to date — an
engineering heritage few can match.
We're currently investing almost half of our R&D budget in
the networking areas that are growing fastest: broadband,
wireless, IP (Internet Protocol) telephony, and Web-based
solutions.
If you've ever had to wait around for an Internet connection
or download, you understand the appeal of high-speed
broadband access. The Yankee Group estimates that by
2004 one in seven homes in the U.S. will have a high-speed
broadband link. 3Com is innovating at both ends of the
broadband connection. We offer best-of-class DSL (Digital
Subscriber Line) modems, cable modems, and broadband
routers to consumers and businesses, and extremely
versatile and robust broadband access systems to service
providers.
Wireless technology is revolutionizing how, when, and where
we communicate. Some 61.5 million people will access the
Internet with a wireless device by 2003, according to IDC.
More and more companies are using wireless systems to link
their employees and conduct e-commerce with mobile
customers. 3Com wireless products give users access to
airborne data wherever they are inside office buildings, at
home, or out and about in the world.
IP has evolved from a data-only Internet standard to a
full-fledged multimedia protocol. By merging phone systems
with LANs, IP telephony is making old-style PBXs and analog
phone equipment obsolete. According to The Phillips Group,
3Com is the leading supplier of IP telephony solutions, with
53 percent of the market. Our easy-to-manage systems
provide companies with advanced phone features and
unified messaging and call center capabilities at low cost.
Plus, our multiservice access platforms make it easy for
carriers to roll out economical wireless and
voice-over-Internet services to their subscribers.
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