Leading provider of collaboration endpoint solutions, Konftel, recently announced a new partnership with Barco Clickshare Conference for wireless meeting offerings. The Barco brand is responsible for incredible wireless video conferencing opportunities, already certified and compatible with the Barco series of Clickshare products.
Konftel and Barco are sharing a missing to develop flexible and simple room options for video conferencing, so companies can enjoy restriction-free access to familiar cloud services and apps. The service, which the company refers to as “Bring your Own Meeting” or BYOM, means that the person leading the meeting can take their own laptop into the meeting room, and connect to an audio, camera, or display system via USB.
The combined solution using Clickshare Conference and Konftel products means that the connection between the laptop and conference camera, display, and speakerphone is completely wireless.
The Wireless Meeting Room Experience
According to CMO of Konftel, Stefan Eriksson, the company knows from experience how strong the demand can be for reliable wireless products. Konftel is impressed by the Clickshare conference solutions and believes that joining forces with Barco will lead to the delivery of clear added value for Konftel sales channels and customers.
All Konftel’s conference cameras, video packages, and speakerphones now come with the Certified for ClickShare conference label from Barco. This ensures that all the models in the CX series for ClickShare are tested to ensure ongoing compatibility with the Konftel technology, including models like the Konftel Cam20 and Cam50.
The joins solution empowers companies to enjoy wireless and platform-independent video conferences to be conducted in meeting rooms of any size. Teaming up with Konftel, according to VP of Global Alliances at Barco, David Fitzgerald, is a fantastic step forward. Premium video and audio come together with simple conferencing solutions to create an incredible meeting room.
As an added benefit, the combined solution is also environmentally friendly for a more sustainable world. The Konftel company became the first in 2020 to obtain the Climate Neutral certification, which means customers choosing a Konftel solution will have a carbon footprint of zero to replace business trips with video. Barco’s product and design team also has an impressive Eco score for Clickshare conferencing products.
Konftel Also Offers Enhanced Mobile Conferencing
Konftel’s decision to partner with Barco builds on the increasing demand for collaboration products that cater to the latest needs of the wireless and hybrid workforce. To further this strategy, the company also recently launched an enhanced version of the world’s leading mobile conference phone.
According to Konftel, the solution is a gamechanger, with 4G connectivity that makes it a perfect fit for the world of work right now. Konftel 300Mx 4G now also comes with up to 30 hours of call time on a single charge, and cable-free meetings anywhere.
According to Konftel’s UK sales chief, Jeff May, users will just need to insert a SIM card to start the conference call without using a fixed telephony network. This could be crucial in an environment where flexible and agile working is becoming increasingly common.
Notably, the additional freedom offered by Konftel’s 300Mx 4G has made it extremely easy to carry around. You can even bring additional microphones into the mix to adhere to physical distancing guidelines.
The 300Mx 4G from Konftel also includes OmniSound, the renowned audio technology from Konftel, and it offers HD voice support on mobile networks. Konftel’s Unite adapter ensures you can manage meetings and call functions through a simple smartphone app.
Simple Mobile Conferencing
According to May, the mobile solution comes with a convenient charging cradle and support for up to 30 hours of call time with a single charge. There’s also a USB socket included so that users can use their own laptop and run Microsoft Teams, as well as Zoom or other services for video conferencing. The Konftel 300Mx 4G works well with the Konftel Cam50 and OOC hub, meaning all that users need to get started is a single USB cable.
One of the biggest reasons for Konftel upgrading the phone is that the 3G network is beginning to be phased out in various parts of the global Just like many Konftel products, the 4G is certified as climate neutral, and ready to offset greenhouse gas emissions.
