Solutions for Government—Mobility and Wireless

Mobility and Wireless

Why 3Com, 3Com, backed by years of technology expertise, provides advanced, untethered solutions that work seamlessly with standards-compliant systems and meet stringent government certifications and security mandates.

From service employees in the field to first-responders at emergency scenes to military units in combat deployments, the need for mobile and untethered communications is increasing. Mobile and wireless communications not only boost productivity and help agencies better serve the public, they also appeal to potential new hires who have grown up using wireless phones and Wi-Fi hotspots and expect to take advantage of these devices in the workplace.

Anywhere Connections
For on-the-move government workers, 3Com offers a range of flexible IP-based mobility solutions that enable fast, secure connections. Employees can connect using the enterprise LAN, enterprise WAN, wireless LAN, the Internet or the public switched telephone network. 3Com’s approach delivers mobility at a fraction of the cost of conventional cellular network connections. With standards-based 3Com® Wi-Fi solutions, users are able to roam within multiple infrastructures and across network infrastructure boundaries and still retain their connection and identity. And with 3Com integrated security platforms based on the award-winning TippingPoint™ intrusion prevention architecture, remotely located users get advanced virtual private network (VPN) connections.

Enhanced Collaboration
3Com IP telephony platforms offer a number of powerful mobility features that make inter-agency communications more effective and help employees reach out to the public. Employees can contact each other with simple extensions, and telecommuters can access the same features they enjoy in the office. Workers can move their handsets to other locations while still retaining settings and accessibility, or use multimedia PCs as their phones. Advanced applications—including unified email/phonemail messaging and conference calls that allow participants to share documents—give employees many ways to interact from wherever they happen to be working. In addition, 3Com’s new wireless, SIP-based IP phone gives users the freedom to roam by delivering full-featured Voice over IP (VoIP) communications on a wireless infrastructure.

Certified Wireless Security
When it comes to wireless networks, interoperability and security go hand in hand. That’s because government security standards such as the Department of Defense Directive 8100.2 call for wireless equipment that can provide a common security posture, eliminating potential vulnerabilities caused by inconsistent security implementation in multivendor environments. 3Com joins industry leader Fortress Technologies to offer products that are certified to comply with the end-to-end Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) and other key government security mandates. This security architecture safeguards the network at the user, device and network levels.