Global IP Solutions (News - Alert), a provider of IP multimedia processing solutions, today revealed its most recent white paper, “Desktop Video Conferencing: Better Than You Think - Ready For Every Desktop Today and in High Definition Tomorrow.”

 

Written by Jon Arnold (News - Alert), an independent telecom analyst, this white paper educates readers about the technology advancements and value proposition behind desktop video conferencing (DVC) in line with other solutions, such as telepresence.

 

Supporting Arnold’s insight is an analysis of the trends that together create the momentum that will make DVC a strong and possibly ubiquitous market opportunity for many years to come.

 

The white paper also highlights the complex challenges surrounding desktop videoconferencing, as well as explains how Global IP Solutions (GIPS) will help enable a high-quality end-user experience, and the progress to support enhancements such as high-definition (HD) video and mobility. 

 

A video demonstration on the DVC experience accompanies the paper, and provides realistic examples of traditionally poor quality vs. excellent video conferencing at the desktop.

 

“Video conferencing, in various forms, has been with us for many years, but has never shown as much promise as today,” said Jon Arnold, principal at J Arnold & Associates. “There is a favorable alignment of trends driving both supply and demand that translates into a healthy market opportunity, particularly for desktop video conferencing, and will extend further to mobile devices.”

 

“To date, the desktop video conferencing market has held limited appeal due to poor experiences resulting from technology limitations,” explained Joyce Kim, chief marketing officer at Global IP Solutions. “Today, the underlying technologies have evolved to where they can now deliver a high-quality end-user experience. As the focus on great user experiences continues to advance, it will be even better with the growth of HD desktop video conferencing.”

 

According to GIPS, the current video conferencing market presents a vast global opportunity.

 

Research firm, Frost & Sullivan (News - Alert) estimates that the global market for video conferencing will grow to $3.9 billion in 2014.

 

The Unified Communications (News - Alert) markets’ global revenues are expected to grow from $22.6 billion in 2007 to $48.7 billion in 2012, according to Data from In-Stat and Wainhouse Research.

 

In addition, the North American Web conferencing market revenues are predicted to increase from $632 million in 2007 to $1.5 billion in 2012, says Frost & Sullivan.

 

For a free download of the white paper, please visit: http://gipscorp.com/wp.

Global IP Solutions provides best-in-class voice and video processing in IP communications. GIPS enables its customers to deliver unmatched quality, with a faster time-to-market and with less risk than alternative solutions. GIPS serves application developers, wired and wireless service providers and network and telecommunications equipment vendors. Its customer list includes Nortel, Oracle, Samsung, WebEx, Yahoo!, AOL (News - Alert) and other key players in the voice and video over IP markets. The company is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in Stockholm, Boston and Hong Kong. For more information, visit www.gipscorp.com.