3Com Corporation has announced the release of a new wireless, Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)-based IP phone that delivers VoIP communications on a wireless LAN infrastructure. The 3Com 3108 Wireless Phone enables users to stay connected while using VoIP, wireless email and data applications.

The 3Com 3108 Wireless Phone delivers secure voice communications over any 802.11b/g wireless LAN infrastructure. Secure communication is assured by the Wireless Protected Access 2 (WPA2) protocol and advanced encryption. Since the phone is SIP compliant, IP telephony systems can provide the phone with call control and applications for delivering robust communication capabilities and secure voice communications.

Featuring a clamshell design, the handset has a color display and a keypad with a four-way cursor that can be used to manage calls, access the phonebook, view call logs and emails. Users can manage ringtones, assign speed dials and modify connectivity settings on the phone or by using a Web browser-based management tool.

The 3Com 3108 Wireless Phone complements the recently introduced 3Com Unified Gigabit Wireless PoE Switch 24, which makes it easy to add the phone to a corporate wireless infrastructure. The new switch provides 24 ports of Gigabit Ethernet switching that can be used to provide connectivity to any combination of traditional wired devices or wireless access points. The 3Com Unified Switch for SMBs can be fully-managed via a Web interface or by the CLI, Telnet, Console and SNMP interfaces.

The 3Com 3108 Wireless Phone works with 3Com NBX and 3Com wireless networking solutions as part of a complete VoIP solution. The phone is available for a price of $415 USD.