Municipal PBX and Data Systems Integration on Fiber/Cable Plants INTELLIPHONE, INC. The convergent technology people
Objective Converge telephone and data systems at the city/state/town agencies of Massachusetts Provide single point of entry for phone callers Provide seamless access to all departments Leverage high bandwidth, high reliability data networking Consolidate access to public telephone/data network services
Presentation Audience Municipal Bandwidth Providers Power and Light Companies Fiber data delivery systems Cable Companies Broadband cable delivery systems Municipal Bandwidth Consumers Schools, Town/City Halls, Departments Courthouses, Hospitals, State Agencies
Convergence Leverages high bandwidth Better Customer Service Telephone Computer Centralized Data Network Leverages high bandwidth fiber/cable networks Provides campus style phone network Combines individual cost centers Reduces total costs
3Com Layer 2 Technology (router-less) Phones connected to switches connected to fiber/cable plant Phone Very popular as switches become more sophisticated and less expensive Switches Simple to manage 3Com NBX Technology Fiber/Cable Plant
Layer 3 technology (outdated) Phones connected to switches connected to routers connected to Fiber plant Fiber/Cable Plant $$$ Router $$$ Switches Phone Popular with router manufacturers Requires in-depth knowledge of sophisticated communication devices Expensive to install and maintain
Municipal Voice & Data Network 3Com telephone network topology Bandwidth Telephony Users Fiber/Cable Switch Stack Cat 5 Cabling Voice Mail Extensions Desktop Clients Reception Console Easier Faster Flexible Mobile Work at Home
WWW LAN Telephony Systems Who is 3Com? Secured 74% of the fast growing LAN telephony market in 2000 Leader for the second consecutive year in networked telephony market 3Com Corporation (Nasdaq: COMS) www.3com.com Other 13% Cisco 13% 3COM 74% WWW LAN Telephony Systems Market Share CY2000