Video conferencing use on the rise
Paul Milligan, February 9, 2010
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A recent survey of more than 1,200 professionals in the United States, Japan, South Korea and China revealed that video chat/conferencing is rapidly being adopted worldwide, for business and personal use.
The survey, conducted by Research Now and sponsored by Global IP Solutions, indicates that business professionals across multiple industries are adopting video in an effort to communicate and collaborate.
The survey is available to read HERE
Joyce Kim, chief marketing officer at GIPS commented; ‘With demand for unified communications and desktop video conferencing on the rise, video quality issues such as delay and freezing must be addressed in order for users to effectively connect and collaborate.’
Highlights of the survey include:
- 79 per cent of those who use video rely on consumer applications such as Yahoo!, Gmail, AOL and Skype, while 21 per cent used video conferencing systems such as those offered by Cisco and Polycom
- 61 per cent indicated video delay and video freezing as the largest concerns of video chat/conference use.
- In the US, 40 per cent of business professionals surveyed indicated that their company will be deploying a video communication solution within the next 6-24 months
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