The majority of these Cisco TelePresence units are in specifically-developed rooms and built right into the rooms, which means they are pretty expensive; and after 1600 units, Cisco divisions are purchasing fewer. But this is not halting the demand as staff video demand is continuing to go up. Video is rapidly transforming into the new audio at Cisco. Even as Cisco needs more TelePresence, end users couldn’t really meet the expense of more – until now.

The Cisco Telepresence SX and C Series and MX Series have now been launched, and after testing and appraisal, Cisco IT is beginning to install them in sites around the world. Most enterprises will already have a plethora of standalone video display screens installed in their buildings – the mmjaority of which are in conference rooms, for sharing presentations during conferences and meetings. The new Cisco SX series and C series hardware is a low-cost method of transforming these display screens into complete, low cost, HD Cisco TelePresence. These endpoints function with preexisting video display screens to provide you with a great video TelePresence experience.

The Cisco TelePresence SX Series in a Nutshell

The SX and C Series of TelePresence endpoints can transform any meeting room having a good video screen into a conference room simply by the addition of just 2 or 3 pieces of plug-and-play hardware. This is not only an awesome engineering feat; it also makes a lot of business sense for many Cisco divisions. The Cisco TelePresence SX Series ranges from the Cisco TelePresence SX10, for teleworkers to the Cisco TelePresence SX20, for medium-sized conference rooms, to the Cisco TelePresence SX80, for bigger meeting rooms. The Cisco TelePresence SX10 is portable, so Cisco and Cisco partner sales teams can transport the endpoint in bags when they are required to visit customers; in fact, anybody is able to host conferences and meetings anywhere by carrying their Cisco TelePresence SX10 or SX20 from one office to another. Enterprises are also installing the larger Cisco TelePresence SX80 in bigger meeting rooms, where they are able to connect numerous presentation display screens, numerous microphones, and numerous PC inputs.

The Cisco TelePresence SX20’s are not as portable (although, they will do for some end user requirements); they have quick-fit units designed for different-sized meeting rooms. The camera with this unit is flexible and having 4X optical zoom abilities and we have been able to interconnect the camera to nearly any surface, like wall-mounts, a stand or even on television display monitors.

When making use of the Speaker Track 60, you will find that it brings an added advantage that you will not have seen before: no more people will be audible if they are off-screen. One end user gushes: “As a participant of the Advanced Cisco Experience group, we get to test all our technology and we have to say, the Speaker Track 60 is really one of the finest solutions.

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The Speaker Track 60 is armed with 2 cameras and these are able to track whoever is speaking, they can focus on that speaker for a clearer image, and then switch automatically to that speaker. When a different speaker chimes in, the 2nd camera is able to track them so that when the 1st speaker has finished, the camera then displays the 2nd speaker. The outcome is a lot like having an expert camera team (one having 2 unconnected and moving studio cameras) following all the speakers and continuously moving to the active speaker at the correct time, which provides you with a really professional studio feeling.

Having a ton of features, like tabletop microphones, remote control for a camera with pan/tilt/zoom features, and Cisco’s TelePresence Touch, the SX Series employs your preexisting video display screens for a very cost efficient substitute to some of your current Cisco TelePresence units, and these hardware devices are a component of your single video architecture. They employ SIP protocols and are compatible with all of your systems, including Jabber and IP phones, WebEx, and mainly all your other Cisco TelePresence units. It does necessitate CUCM 8.6 or higher; you can just move all your clusters to 10.0, so that will be no issue.

Important Benefits

• Easy, plug-and-play video for all your meetings
• The SX10 camera orientates itself irrespective of how it’s setup on a display monitor so that the receiver of your call can always see you right-side up.
• Staff members can take the SX10 home with them and connect it to their HDTVs for completely faultless, 1080p video calls (as long as they have access to good Internet bandwidth).
• The dual-camera Speaker Track 60 that adjusts the active camera to continuously transmit the active speaker in the conference room.
• Power over Ethernet (PoE) to minimize cables and ensure energy efficiency.
• HDMI ports are available to plug in output devices, like laptops for presentations on-the-go.
• Red Dot Award for the best endpoint with an industrial design, attractiveness, and attention award for ground-breaking products.

When Cisco is done, they will have taken advantage of in excess of 200 video display monitors in Cisco conference rooms positioned all around the world, and the addition of 200 more Cisco TelePresence units.  (It is early days yet for Cisco Telepresence expansion, so Cisco is not sure how many they will end up with). This should help to put a dent in the increasing customer demand for more virtual global conferences and meetings, more TelePresence to bring together Cisco employees with each other and with customers. But Cisco is aware that all this is not going to be enough. There will still be a plethora of locations having no spare video display monitors that Cisco can take advantage of. Cisco has already begun deploying Cisco TelePresence MX Series solutions in numerous select Cisco sites to further their goal.

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