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Carrier Market Offerings
- CommWorks Multiservice Architecture
- Enhanced Data Services
- IP Telephony
- Wireless Access
- Broadband Access
The carrier market ranges from communications giants like
AT&T and Sprint to Internet service providers like SK
Telecom and other firms with specialized or niche offerings.
Three major trends are driving the telecommunications
industry today. First is the rapid growth of the Internet, and
the rising demand for faster connections. Second is the
global trend toward deregulation and privatization, resulting
in a highly diverse and competitive business environment.
Third is the dominance of IP as the protocol of choice for
delivering wired and wireless data, voice, video, and fax
communications over unified infrastructures.
The bottom line is this: If a provider isn't ready to deliver a
popular new IP-based service to subscribers at a reasonable
cost, those subscribers will take their business elsewhere.
And providers are finding that they can't meet this
competitive challenge with old-style equipment that can't
accommodate new services economically.
3Com's Total Control® multiservice access platforms make it
possible for carriers of all kinds to roll out
revenue-enhancing services quickly and cost-effectively.
Services like Voice-over-IP, wireless networking, broadband,
IP fax — and unified messaging that allows users to
consolidate their voicemail, e-mail, and faxes.
The CommWorks Advantage
3Com's three-tier CommWorks® architecture features an
innovative, software-based design that puts a premium on
flexibility. CommWorks architecture simplifies the task of
upgrading to new services, and lets carriers deploy
best-of-breed services from any vendor they choose. In
addition, CommWorks architecture allows carriers to mix and
match services and access methods.
The Total Control platform with CommWorks technology
adds many dimensions to a service provider's network. The
platform supports an array of second- and third-generation
wireless systems for CDMA (code division multiple access)
and other network infrastructures. It also offers a
comprehensive set of IP telephony capabilities that let
providers deploy packet technologies and run IP-based
trunks at significant cost savings. And it features extensive
DSL support, including a multispeed, multiservice,
easy-to-provision DSL concentrator that handles
high-margin services like Voice-over-DSL and virtual private
networks.
For data-over-cable providers, 3Com's Total Control 1000
Cable Modem Termination System combines the field-proven
features of the Total Control platform with the latest
advances in broadband cable technology. High-speed
modular architecture gives cable operators what they need
to build high-density, highly scalable termination systems
that work seamlessly with other vendors' DOCSIS-compliant
equipment. Combined with 3Com's cable modems, it's the
industry's most complete IP cable solution.
In the new carrier market, some of the old virtues still apply.
Of particular importance is rock-solid reliability. It's what
people are accustomed to getting from their traditional
phone systems, and it's what they demand from all their
communications. 3Com's carrier platforms are endowed with
an array of fail-safe dependability and security features
crafted to ensure uptime and protect the network from
intrusion.
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