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Consumer Market
- Broadband Connection
- Home networking Products
- Internet Appliances
Everybody wants connections. But people want connections
that enhance their life without testing their patience or
cramping their lifestyle.
3Com is bringing radically simple networking to consumers
with best-of-class broadband modems, home gateways,
wired and wireless home networks, and Internet appliances.
Among consumers, the biggest connectivity story right now
is broadband. By 2003 more than 55 million homes worldwide
will be accessing the Internet over a broadband connection,
according to IDC. 3Com's always-on DSL and cable modems
take the downtime out of Web downloads. Plus, they enable
all sorts of exciting online services, everything from life-like
video to interactive home learning. 3Com is the world's
leading provider of residential broadband solutions.
The Digital Home
As the multicomputer household becomes commonplace,
people are discovering that a home network can be a great
convenience when family members want to share printers
and scanners, exchange data, or find themselves fighting
over a single Internet connection. Cahners In-Stat Group
predicts that over 27 million households worldwide will have
a home network by the end of 2004.
3Com has come up with several ways to simplify network
technology for the home market. Our home gateway, for
instance, packs a shared analog or optional broadband
Internet link, a firewall to keep out hackers, and intuitive
network management into one easy-to-install box.
For those who want all the benefits of a full-featured
network, we offer kits that give consumers everything they
need to get their own home systems up and running on
regular telephone lines or Ethernet cabling. In fact, 3Com
holds a commanding 40 percent of the phoneline home
networking market, according to Cahners In-Stat Group.
And for those who want to connect from the couch, the
porch, or even poolside, we offer the 3Com® Home Wireless
Network. This reliable, high-speed residential solution comes
with built-in broadband Internet access that frees laptop
users from connectors and cables. It's remarkably easy to
set up, too — no wiring to fuss with or holes to drill.
Clearly, sophisticated networking isn't just for business
anymore. Radical simplicity is giving networks a new home
— right in your neighborhood.
Many people don't want to power up a PC just to surf the
Web or send an e-mail. 3Com has an Internet appliance that
makes connecting to the Internet as easy as microwaving a
meal. And the calendar function lets everyone in the family
know who's going where, and when.
Equally simple to use is 3Com's Internet radio, which lets
you turn a knob and tune in a station half way around the
world. 3Com partners like RCA will soon be integrating our
tuning service into a host of home electronics products.
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