New Tata deal will provide Testra HD telepresence in 31 cities worldwide.
Telstra’s new interconnection deal with Indian telco Tata Communications will allow its Cisco’s TelePresence customers connect to high def video conferencing equipment globally.
Tata Communications’ Global Meeting Exchange provides private and public telepresence services spanning 31 cities across five continents. Telstra’s Cisco TelePresence managed service is delivered over its Next IP (TM) network.
Telepresence allows virtual simulation of meeting rooms, joining participants who are at different locations and can assist with employee collaboration across remote locations, boosting productivity reducing travel time and costs.
The comms tool “is an increasingly popular way to conduct global business meetings because of the time, cost and environmental efficiencies it delivers,” saysPhilip Jones, Executive Director of Telstra Innovation, Products and Marketing.
The new agreement will help address the demand for telepresence meetings globally, he added.
To organise a telepresence meeting, Telstra customers will be provided with instructions on how to reach their conference on Tata Communications’ Global Meeting Exchange platform.
Assistance is available to Telstra customers via their local Telstra service desk number in each region.
The interconnection agreement will also benefit other organisations that do business across the globe, Peter Quinlan, VP, Integrated Business Video Services, Tata Communications, said.
“The agreement with Telstra further demonstrates our commitment to drive Telepresence as a tool for true global collaboration where customers can connect with each other regardless of service provider or network,” Mr Quinlan said.
