Video conferencing

What is Video Conferencing?

In simple terms, video conferencing is like a high-tech telephone call, but with high-quality live pictures at both ends. It can be one-to-one, many-to-many, or a multi-site conference with audiences of hundreds. The call is carried over ISDN lines (digital telephone lines) or over uncontested high speed IP connections so is much higher quality than 'web-cam' systems.

Why use Video Conferencing?

Whenever you need to see someone or something, but cannot spare the time or expense to travel, video conferencing can be very useful. Anytime when you want to talk face-to-face without travelling - international or within the UK. And as you're cutting out the travelling, you're cutting your carbon emissions too.

Why use Cambridge Audio-Visual?

Cambridge Audio-Visual has been involved with video conferencing for many years and we're confident that we can meet your requirements. We can provide video conferencing facilities at our premises, your premises or at a third-party venue. We provide the software, the hardware, the technical expertise and technicians, leaving you to concentrate on doing business.

What are the options?

1. Visit our video conferencing suite in Cottenham when necessary
2. Hire equipment into your premises when required
3. Purchase an installed system for your premises

Video conferencing in Cottenham

As long as the person you're trying to contact, has access to an ISDN or IP connection and suitable video conferencing equipment, then we can connect you. (Even if they don't have the necessary facilities, we are in contact with organisations that can find you a public-access suite, in major cities in most countries around the world.)

Neatly installed into our discreet suite, you will find our sophisticated Polycom VSX7000 and all the screens, loudspeakers, and microphones you need. We also have the Visual Concert which allows computers to be connected directly to the VC unit so you can share PowerPoint for example.

Suite charges are by the hour (contact us for more information) and a dedicated technician is provided for the duration of the video conference.

Video conferencing at your premises

As long as your premises and the person you are trying to contact have a suitable ISDN or IP connection, then we can connect you. The quality of the call will depend on the number of ISDN lines (three lines preferred) or the bandwidth of the IP connection.

Whatever connection you choose, we will provide the video conferencing hardware and cabling, as well as a technician to manage the event on your behalf.

(At all new venues, we like to carry out a test call to confirm good connections are available, a few days before the conference. For this there is a charge, but it is not usually necessary on subsequent visits.)

Purchase and installation of a video conferencing unit at your premises

Many businesses are installing video conferencing units into their offices to reduce the amount of business travel that they do. This usually has three benefiits - firstly it saves money, secondly it saves a lot of time (possibly more important than money) and finally it keeps the businesses carbon footprint low.

As long as your premises has a suitable ISDN or IP connection, then we can install a system on your premises. Modern systems are very discreet and becoming more user-friendly to operate.

We can install systems in boardrooms, integrate one into your existing AV infrastructure, or provide you with a stand-alone mobile unit that can be wheeled int whichever room you choose (as long as there is a suitable connection.

Why not Contact Us for a no obligation chat about how we can help?