We often discuss clients’ network strategies with providers of video conferencing solutions reselling access subscriptions to MNS’ Global Video Conferencing Network.
Three factors have surfaced as important when advising clients on network strategies for HD video conferencing:
- Calling pattern
Where do they call? Internal and/or external? Local, regional, and/or global? B2B and/or B2C? A-to-B and/or A-to-arbitrary-destinations? - Expected growth
Where do they expect to grow? Increased utilization of endpoints due to new calling patterns? Deployment of new endpoints and software clients? - Available QoS bandwidth
What QoS bandwidth is made available on their LAN/WAN? Can changed calling patterns and expected growth be accommodated? Are remote satellite offices supported by a QoS network?
The CIO Guide to Video Conferencing Network covers all the various network alternatives available and is recommended reading for both service providers and IT staff responsible for clients’ network operations.
MNS’ Global Video Conferencing Network is often recommended as a supplement to clients’ existing LAN/WAN, specifically when clients want to call:
- Remote offices with limited QoS bandwidth on their LAN/WAN
- B2B and B2C (“We want to call vendors, partners and customers”)
- Arbitrary destinations (“We don’t know who we will call tomorrow”)
Or simply to offload their existing LAN/WAN as their video conferencing utilization increase.
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