Rcom and Polycom Inc. Introduces worlds first Wireless Video Conferencing serviceReliance Communications, India’s largest and only telecom operator offering nationwide CDMA and GSM mobile services, has parterned with Polycom Inc. , the global leader of video and voice solutions, to introduce world’s first wireless, high-resolution video conferencing service. This Service is expected to drive mainstream adoption of visual communications within two to three years and it will be marketed through Reliance ADA Group’s retail arm, Reliance Webstore Limited.

Bundling the easy-to-use Polycom video QDX 6000 conferencing system with dedicated VPN connectivity through the Reliance Netconnect Broadband+ wireless broadband data card, the service significantly lowers the price barrier to adopting video conferencing and is expected to be a mass enabler of video conferencing usage across multiple industry verticals in India.

The jointly developed offering will extend affordable, plug-and-play video conferencing to organizations of all sizes, enabling them to realize immediate productivity and efficiency benefits from real-time, face-to-face visual communication. Besides small and medium enterprises (SMEs), education, event management, media & entertainment, and hospitality are among the sectors likely to take advantage of the flexible and affordable video conferencing service developed by Reliance and Polycom.

Mr Sarup Chowdhary, Director & CEO, Reliance Webstore Limited said, “Reliance World operates the world’s largest network of video conferencing suites. Through our alliance with Polycom, we are making video conferencing a simple plug-and-play operation that can be deployed and used virtually anytime, anywhere.”

The Polycom QDX 6000 video conferencing system delivers high-resolution video and CD-quality audio, along with simple-to-use content sharing capabilities – even at a bandwidth of 256 kbps. Customers of the wireless video conferencing service will be able to connect to any industry standards-based video conferencing system, anywhere in the world. The wireless nature of the service also makes it suitable for out-of-office events. Using this service, even family events like weddings, parties and ceremonies can be webcast live by event managers on a pay-per-use basis.

Reliance Webstore Limited believes that the wireless video conferencing service has the potential to double the market size in India and projects a revenue upside of over Rs 400 crore over the next five years from the new service. it already offers wired video conferencing services to over 1500 corporate clients through its network of over 200 video conference suites at Reliance World stores across the country.