LARGE ROOMS
“Can you hear me at the back?”
How Video Conferencing has Changed the Largest of Rooms
With many of our activities moved online so that we can do a lot of activities at home, getting people together has become somewhat of a challenge. Although some businesses warrant an event for the launch of products and solutions, and industry exhibitions such as MWC and ISE give a sense of where industries are going, it is clear that offering a recording of events has become a norm. That goes for education too. Ninety-eight per cent of universities worldwide offer online courses and 70 per cent of students say they prefer courses to be online. This demand brings an opportunity to supply businesses and institutions with the technology to turn lecture halls and event spaces into a content-creation machine. To get a lay of the land UC Advanced spoke to Nati Davidi, Vice President of Device Business Line at AudioCodes who shared his views. Q What effect do video conferencing platforms have on large rooms?
can provide an exceptionally engaging and productive experience for presenters and participants alike, whether they are present in the room or at a remote location.” Q What are the challenges when equipping extra-large meeting rooms? Davidi: “Video conferencing solutions for meeting rooms of all sizes are relatively easy to put together, but what about even bigger rooms such as auditoriums? These differ from regular meeting rooms in many ways, most obviously in terms of layout. Instead of a central table, around which the participants are seated and where the audio and video equipment can be installed, auditoriums are a completely different proposition. “Unlike regular meeting rooms, auditoriums also have two different focal points: the presenter and the audience. Particularly in the hybrid meeting context, it is important that both should be seen and heard by remote attendees. “As a result, audio and video devices, and additional equipment such as room controllers, cannot be placed in a central location. Instead, they have to be installed at various points around the auditorium to ensure full coverage, often mounted in the ceiling or on walls, which also has implications for cable routing.” Q Are there some technical challenges that come with Auditoriums? Davidi: “There are also some technical limitations that can affect the quality, and therefore the impact, of large-scale video conferencing sessions. These can be limited
Nati Davidi
audiocodes.com
Nati Davidi: “Video conferencing is a powerful tool for communication and
98% cent of universities
collaboration, especially in the era of hybrid work. Unified communications platforms like Microsoft Teams are boosting productivity by enabling employees to be seen and heard wherever they are located, in meeting rooms of every size. “Video conferencing large-scale broadcasts from auditoriums with UC platforms like Microsoft Teams can be a rewarding task if done properly. By using the latest audio and video devices, along with cutting-edge AI, AR, VR, cloud computing and edge computing technology, video conferencing systems
worldwide offer online courses and 70 per cent of students say they prefer courses to be online.
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