Polycom Tech Brief Sample

Since the advent of the H.264 High Profile compression standard, bandwidth requirements for telepresence have been reduced by up to 50 percent. The benefit to organizations is made clear by decreased network costs, expanded deployment options, and improved user experiences. In the past (and presently with certain vendors’ offerings) telepresence calls required over 1Mbps to achieve high definition quality. With Polycom and H.264 High Profile, HD calls are now possible at 512Kbps per second, while Standard Definition calls have been reduced from 256Kbps to just 128Kbps. This enables telepresence to be deployed more cost-effectively to more people than ever before, and overcomes a huge barrier to entry for organizations so they can leverage the benefits of telepresence.