Telefónica and Verizon close an agreement to use the Cisco TelePresence telepresence system

Telefonica and the US operator Verizon have reached an agreement to use the Cisco Telepresence telepresence system, that will allow you to improve visual communication between your customers. Under that agreement, Companies and government bodies that use the video conferencing systems of either company can expand their network and hold meetings, face-to-face, anywhere you have the right equipment.

La creciente demanda de servicios de teleconferencia ha llevado a Telefonica Global Solutions to join forces with Verizon Enterprise Solutions for your telepresence service customers (Telefonica Global Telepresence Exchange and Verizon Immersive Video Exchange) can connect through culm TelePresence. From now on, Companies and government bodies that use the video conferencing systems of either company can expand their network and hold meetings, face-to-face, anywhere you have the right equipment, thus improving the efficiency of their communications and their productivity levels.

La telepresencia recrea de forma tan realista las interacciones entre personas que los asistentes tienen la sensación de estar en la misma habitación aunque en realidad los participantes se encuentren a miles de kilómetros de distancia. Thanks to this inter-supplier solution, companies that already use the Cisco Telepresence service through Telefonica or Verizon will be able to hold real-time video conferences in a secure environment, Consistent and transparent.

Telepresence systems allow companies to work together seamlessly from very distant locations, Accelerate decision-making and conflict resolution processes, Strengthen personal relationships and use your resources more efficiently. By expanding the telepresence network, these advantages go beyond internal communications to all aspects of external corporate communication with all stakeholders.

Expand communication options

In the words of Juan Carlos López Vives, Chief Executive Officer of Telefónica Global Solutions: "We are committed to helping our customers realize the full business potential of real-time virtual meetings with telepresence and video systems. With this agreement, The possibilities of telepresence for the customers of both providers are multiplying: in addition to facilitating cost optimisation and reducing the carbon footprint, It improves productivity and promotes a corporate culture based on collaboration".

David Small, Vice President and Head of Platform, Verizon Enterprise Solutions, Said: 'Video is becoming the communications standard of the business world: Helps increase productivity and value, Overcoming the boundaries between businesses and those of traditional networks. Our agreement with Telefónica is another step towards the creation of a collaborative ecosystem through open video, to help customers maximize the return on their investment in telepresence systems'.

Following the signing of this agreement, Telefónica has telepresence interoperability agreements with: Orange, culm, Daddy, Verizon and Telecom Italia. For its part, Verizon with: bt, culm, Orange, Tata and Telefonica, in addition to an Open Video Communications offer that integrates video systems that were previously incompatible.

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