Telesphere Expands Into Cloud-Based Videoconferencing, Bridging PCs, Videophones, Tablets

Over the then and there four years, the videoconferencing and telepresence market will more than double to $5 billion in annual revenue, analysts estimate. To help enable that trend, Telesphere today announced Telesphere VideoConnect, a hosted video service that enables any size business to implement videoconferencing quickly and cost-effectively by targeting its webcam-equipped PCs, room-based video systems, videophones, smartphones, tablets and softphones.

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Telesphere VideoConnect expands the company's already broad range of cloud-based business communication solutions, just as hosted voice, hosted call center and hosted call recording for businesses.

For example, when employees place a call from a videophone or a webcam-equipped PC using a softclient, Telesphere's infrastructure detects whether the called party as well is video-enabled and, if so, automatically sets up a one-on-one video call. This design eliminates the need for employees to maintain separate videophones and additional numbers for colleagues, customers and business partners.

Telesphere's cloud-based service features both one-on-one video calling and call bridging, enabling up to 12 simultaneous legs in a single videoconference. This vendor-agnostic approach enables participants using a wide variety of room-based videoconferencing systems, videophones and softclients to all see, talk with and hear one another on the spur of the moment instead of wasting time tinkering with settings.

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"For the first time, regardless of whether their employees are in the office, working from home or on the road, as long as there's a broadband connection capable of supporting two-way video, Telesphere VideoConnect enables them to conduct one-on-one video calls and multi-party videoconferences quickly, easily and inexpensively," said Clark Peterson, CEO, Telesphere. "With Telesphere VideoConnect, Telesphere's clients can now see and talk to one another, no matter where they are using a PC, tablet, smartphone, videophone or even a telepresence system."

One-on-one Telesphere VideoConnect calls are free, during pricing for calls using the Telesphere video bridge are based on minutes and port usage. The solution is CapEx-free because it's compatible with a wide variety of room-based, Microsoft Windows and Apple Macintosh desktops and laptops, and videoconferencing systems from numerous vendors, all blended into a seamless user experience.

"Businesses today frequently have distributed workforces, but videoconferencing providers have been challenged with providing a user-friendly, cost-effective and feature-rich solution that's viable for any size company," said Sanjay Srinivasan, CTO, Telesphere. "That all changes with Telesphere VideoConnect, the first on-demand videoconferencing solution that provides affordable and predictable costs, fast, low-touch installation, ease of use and compatibility with systems that their customers and business partners all already use."

Telesphere is a nationwide managed cloud communications provider for businesses delivering an innovative package of Unified Communications, hosted VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol), Internet connectivity and video conferencing services to businesses throughout the United States. As one of the first companies to offer hosted, enterprise-level communications as a service, Telesphere allows businesses to enjoy all the latest voice and data features of large enterprises without costly investment in on-premises equipment. Telesphere's more than six years of CaaS experience to businesses throughout the United States places it at the forefront of companies that specialize in the convergence of office PBX phone service, cellular phones, PCs and Unified Communications features. Telesphere fully manages its clients' services over a private IP facilities-based network.