Telesphere, a managed cloud communications provider, is now offering VideoConnect, a cloud-based videoconferencing business product powered by Broadsoft’s BroadCloud Video. BroadCloud Video is a hosted enterprise-grade videoconferencing service that incorporates the Polycom UC Intelligent Core software platform and open standards-based video collaboration solutions along with CounterPath’s Bria softphones.
VideoConnect enables one-to-one and group face-to-face communications, boosting productivity, collaboration, and employee relations. Packaged with BroadCloud Video, CounterPath, and Polycom, the product is scalable to companies of any size using room telepresence environments, desktops, and/or video-ready smartphones and tablet devices. The intuitive user interface makes it easy for employees to use with little to no training.
Telesphere’s VideoConnect offers support for up to 12 simultaneous meeting participants across various videoconferencing platforms using a single HD videoconference. Using the BroadCloud Video call-bridging technology powered by the Polycom UC Intelligent Core software platform, the protocol- and vendor-agnostic approach opens the videoconferencing capability to users of all sizes and budgets to participate in videoconferencing.
Additional features include:
- BroadCloud Video-enabled support for HD video quality at up to 1080p and connection via SIP, H.264, H.263, H.323, and H.320
- Employees within the same company can use four-digit dialing for video calls
- Seamless integration of videoconferencing with other unified communications services, such as web collaboration, IM, presence, and HD voice
- Telesphere-provided video attendant to welcome participants to each bridge and request a passcode before placing them into the conference
- Real-time monitoring automatically moves participants back into the waiting room if the moderator unexpectedly drops
