Hybrid Conferencing for Better Connectivity in Mature Markets

With the rapid development of new communication technologies, remote conferencing has become much easier. In a developed country like Australia, this platform helps connect geographically isolated people with each other for business and other such activities. Due to the vast landmass of the nation and the consequent distance between major commercial areas, companies find it difficult to work with each other. Such organisations may choose to opt for hybrid conferencing solutions that merge the best of video conferencing, web conferencing and VoIP and PSTN audio conferencing on the same easy to use interface.

A hybrid integrated communication platform like Arkadin OnePlace offers users a wide variety of business benefits, such as scalability , high quality cloud delivery, faster decision making for mission critical processes, lower carbon emissions and better project turnaround time. It is a unified communication and collaboration solution that can supports multiple file sharing, HD video conferencing with up to 100 participants and choice between the traditional PSTN based phone calls and the advanced, low cost VoIP phone calls. Thus, users based in remote location with only PSTN connectivity can join the remote meeting via PSTN calling, while other group members can access the event through the cost effective IP based medium. This can result in massive savings for the company in the mature market of Australia, where calling costs can be quite high.

Companies that use large volumes of data and make large numbers of phone calls with geographically dispersed vendors, clients and logisticians for overseas business can benefit from a hybrid audio web video conferencing solution. In a nascent market where VoIP is yet to gain traction on a mass scale, a hybrid calling application can offer unmatched flexibility. With such a solution, users can make long distance calls at the most affordable rates without ever compromising on productivity or working with low quality solutions due to lack of sufficient communication infrastructure. For example, users based in Australia can rely on Arkadin OnePlace for interacting with an associated located in Africa with total network reliability, even though the system may not be completely reliable in the latter continent.

An efficient hybrid UC solution is available on the SaaS or Software as a Solution model, which enables users to access the whole set of features and services integrated in the application from any place in the world. With the increase in adoption of mobile devices, such applications have become compatible with gadgets like Android, iPhone, iPad and Blackberry devices in order to support communication on the move. Thus, users can access such a solution with the help of a dedicated app or a web browser, depending on their choice.

Moreover, users can monitor their accounts remotely without from anywhere. Further, the SaaS model improves the Return on Investment on the product manifolds due to scalability, since they can add or reduce the number of participants as per their requirements. The traditional benefits of UC solutions are also associated with hybrid conferencing applications, such as lesser need to travel for business and lower costs.