Continued innovation in the world of technology has completely revolutionised the way businesses across a range of industries carry out their everyday operations.
Not only do companies rely on the latest gadgets and gizmos in order to keep up with their competition, they also support the introduction of various policies including bring-your-own-device and flexible working.
The increasing importance of technology has also gone hand-in-hand with the growth of teleconferencing, which has introduced an innovative new method of communication for organisations across the globe.
And with further advancements set to continue in this sector, it is likely that a rising number of smaller firms will begin to rely on the technology to keep in touch with clients and colleagues around the world.
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Contributing factors
Several factors have contributed to growth in the teleconferencing industry, resulting in higher profits and increased custom for firms operating within the sector.
Primarily, advancements in technology – which have seen more businesses relying upon teleconferencing in meetings – have had a profound impact on the popularity of the method.
On top of this, natural progression of the industry has seen products and services become more readily available for companies that are looking to move forward with the changing times. This has also allowed teleconferencing to provide the answer to emerging trends among businesses, such as the need for better productivity and communications, as well as cheaper operating costs and beating competition.
A Time of Advances
The 1980s was a time of great advancement for the teleconferencing industry, as the emergence of personal computers became apparent – and experts have forecast more of the same from next year onwards.
A movement towards digital communications and information processing is mixing things up in terms of the ways businesses compete. Companies in the teleconferencing industry are now seeing the forerunners of future products and services that will become more widely available.
For example, multimedia software is a relatively recent entrant to the market, which combines various combinations of laser scanning, light-tens, video pictures, electronic tablets and voice recognition.
Looking to the Future
Digital voice is expected to come in newer audio teleconferencing products, in order to create a more interactive experience for those taking part in meetings. New digital bridges have already been introduced, which integrate both voice and graphics, while also improving system control and transmission quality.
In addition, an increase in the number of compressed video codecs and digital video processing capabilities is set to have a significant impact as new products emerge. Innovative compression techniques will also find their way into other products.
Capabilities for digital voice, graphics and video are set to be linked through terrestrial loops and satellite skyways, while promoting the concept of inter-networking will be gateways joining local facilities to long-distance channels as the industry moves toward integrated service digital networks.
What’s Next for Teleconferencing?
There is no denying that communications technologies are advancing quickly, which has promised to link businesses with their colleagues in both national and global networks.
Firms looking to advance as rapidly as the technology they use can benefit greatly from teleconferencing, which is likely to encourage members of staff to take advantage of remote working policies.
