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Global Business And Environmental Challenges Drive Demand For Video Communication
Published Feb 8, 2010
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Regus, the leading global provider of innovative workspace solutions, announces the launch of the world’s largest public access video communication (VC) network. The 2,500 VC suites, available through the Regus website, and made up from its own centres and partner facilities, has a footprint which covers 115 countries and 1,110 cities and suburban areas. Regus customers in the UAE and other markets across the region can now enjoy the benefits of this new video communication service.
The growth in Regus VC facilities offering is a response to increased demand for the solution amongst customers worldwide including the Middle East region where Regus has fully equipped and serviced. For the 12 months ending Dec 2009, Regus experienced a global average increase of 22% in VC bookings.
This supports a recent finding from research and advisory company Gartner that the value of the VC market is set to post a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 17.8 per cent between 2008 and 2013, rising from $3.8 billion to $8.6 billion . Regus asserts this is because businesses are looking for smart ways to reduce travel, the associated environmental impacts, and crucially, cost without compromising business operations; video communicating rather than travelling can be up to 75% cheaper with negligible carbon emissions.
Mark Dixon, CEO, Regus says: “Business boundaries have been expanding for some time but as pressure mounts to curb travel spending, increase productivity and reduce environmental damage there’s the risk that international business relations could suffer. Whether the motivation is cost, productivity or the environment we’re allowing companies to stay connected and expand their international footprint. With facilities in 1,100 locations, across the world, and 10 around the UAE alone, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain video communication through Regus means it can be business as usual.”
Regus’ VC facilities can be booked with just three to seven days’ notice and nearly half of the bookings run across multiple time zones. To cater for this relatively late booking profile Regus offers online, real time meeting room and VC equipment availability globally, meaning that units can be booked immediately from anywhere in the world. All guests need to do is enter their location details to find and book their nearest VC suite.
Regus have designed the service and network to unlock maximum savings for their customers, this includes:
- The broadest spread of locations to optimise ease of access to VC services.
- A bridging provider to ensure best-in-class call quality.
- Equipment that can seamlessly connect to any other complaint industry standards.
Beyond traditional VC facilities, Regus is also leading the roll-out of public access Telepresence studios with Cable & Wireless using Polycom RPX equipment. Teleprescence enables participants to experience life-size presence of colleagues in high-definition so that all parties feel like they are in the same room. Following its debut in Berkeley Square, London, 12 further global sites will be deployed in February.
Posted by
VMD - [Virtual Marketing Department]
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