High Definition(HD) Technology and its impact on Video Conferencing

The videoconferencing industry is currently crossing the chasm with a new realm of
innovative collaborative tools. Adoption of videoconferencing has encountered many hurdles stemming from interoperability, Proprietary software and incompatibility between
vendors’ equipment often produced inadequate end user experience, resulting in nominal
performance. Interoperability between various vendor solutions has considerably improved in recent years although some concerns still remain.

However, this has not resolved the impediments to adoption of videoconferencing as a critical business communication tool.

Advancements to enhance the end users audio and visual experience during a meeting are
currently a focus for many videoconferencing hardware vendors. Many believe utilizing HD
technology will enable end users to accept videoconferencing, therefore increasing adoption and utilization. This may be true in some vertical markets and specific applications, however, as with all new technologies, HD has positive and negative factors, which will determine adoption.