As tax revenues decline and unemployment remains high, the demand for public services has never been greater. Voice over IP (VoIP) solutions provide an innovative way to overcome many of these critical challenges. By bringing together voice and data on a single network, VoIP solutions can help federal government agencies reduce operating costs, reduce infrastructure and management complexity, and increase ease of use for staff.

Brocade helps federal government agencies unlock the value of converged networks with an extensive family of VoIP-ready networking solutions that provide uninterrupted service quality, reliability, and security for IP-based phones, video, and converged desktop applications.

In addition, Brocade partners with best-in-class solution providers to deliver validated, highly reliable, secure, and interoperable solutions that scale seamlessly to meet the strict requirements of federal government agencies without adding unnecessary cost or complexity to the network.

Brocade converged networking solutions provide:

• Optimized wired/wireless network infrastructure for Unified Communications (UC) and VoIP
• Validated joint VoIP and UC solutions with Avaya, ShoreTel, and Microsoft
• End-to-end network security with McAfee, IBM ISS, and Symantec
• PoE/PoE+ on every port, delivering power to IP-based phones and other devices

Brocade VoIP-ready networking solutions provide many benefits. In particular, they enable federal government agencies to:

• Improve communications and reduce operational costs through unified wired/wireless communications
• Leverage scalable network edge capacity for WLANs to support future growth while protecting existing IT investments
• Optimize performance while minimizing power and deployment costs
• Utilize PoE/PoE+, reducing the need for phone power supplies at users' desks
• Maximize network security with intrusion detection capabilities across both wireless and wired networks

Learn more about Brocade networking solutions for VoIP and Unified Communications.