Chinese
tech firm Huawei is banking on Brunei's shift to ultra high-speed Internet
connection by next year to market a high-tech videoconferencing solution to
government offices.
Huawei's ViewPoint TP3006 Telepresence
solution, which debuted in Brunei during the TechXpo, allows users to hold
videoconferences and meetings in high-definition video at ultra-high speed
broadband connection.
Huawei hopes to see the videoconferencing
system in every government offices in the country.
Working closely with TelBru and Sipadu
Systems, Huawei is hoping to market its Telepresence solution to government
bodies and government-linked companies in Brunei.
"We hope that with the arrival of this
technology in Brunei, it will soon make its presence in many government
offices," said Poh Chean Leng, deputy director of solution sales at Huawei
Technologies (B) Sdn Bhd.
Although a pricing structure has not been
finalised yet, he said the system would be marketed on a lease basis, although
a full investment for a company or government organisation would cost about
US$300,000 (S$374,190).
Poh said that the success of Huawei's
teleconference solution would depend on the available Internet connection, as
the system would require high-speed Internet access to stream full-high
definition video and audio smoothly and without lag.
"We are pushing this technology at the
right time, where a lot of high-speed Internet is widely available. We know
that the market and the network in this region is ready," he said.
He noted Brunei's migration to ultra
high-speed connection with Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) connectivity which will be
available in the Sultanate in 2012.
"Telepresence systems is the future of
video conferencing where it aims to give users the impression that they are
actually present in remotely-conducted conversations. This involves the use of
multiple microphones, speakers, high-definition monitors and cameras," he
said.
The three-screen TP3006 Telepresence solution
is designed to accommodate up to six people and provides full high-definition
video and high quality AAC-LD directional audio across three 65-inch
high-definition LCD display screens.
The system is also equipped with a panoramic
HD video camera and a wireless touchscreen control panel.
"This system uses high definition screens
that is capable of delivering sharp, life-sized images of conference
participants, adding to the immersive conferencing experience that is enhanced
by clear life-like audio," said Poh.
The system showcased at TelBru's booth at the
fair demonstrated Huawei staff on the other end of the conference broadcasted
all the way from its headquarters in Shenzhen, China.
"When someone on the other end of the
conference is sitting on the left, when they speak, their voice will be heard
as if it's coming from the left. This is all done to create the most realistic
virtual meeting experience possible," he said.
He said the system can be widely leveraged to
improve communications across various industries and organisations, including
in banking, education, healthcare and emergency response units.
The new telepresence solution was first
launched by Huawei in April 2009 and has since attracted many high-end users
such as financial departments and government bodies.
The system has already been deployed
worldwide, including companies in the Asia-Pacific, Europe as well as the
United Nations.
"Since the arrival of telepresence and
advanced high-definition video conference systems, many government
organisations and multinational companies worldwide have begun upgrading their
existing video conference systems on a large scale over the past two
years," said Poh.
Huawei produces a broad range of products, including
core voice and data switching platforms for service providers, optical network
systems, wireless network infrastructure, network management software and also
servers, storage systems, mobile phones handsets and consumer networking
equipment.
Al-Haadi Abu Bakar
The Brunei Times/Asia News Network
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