CounterPath,Vidtel Extend Cloud Video Conferencing to iPhone
The high upfront cost of video conferencing can be a significant hurdle to small to medium-size businesses (SMBs) looking to invest in video conferencing infrastructure, and so they often have to make do with consumer-grade services such as Google Hangouts or Skype. To help bridge the gap between these services and expensive telepresence solutions, CounterPath and Vidtel announced they are providing an affordable mobile video conferencing alternative via interoperability between their products.
CounterPath’s Bria is a carrier-grade application that enables unified voice and video calling, messaging, and presence management across multiple platforms and endpoints. Vidtel’s MeetMe is a cloud-based service that enables any-to-any video conferencing between room-based systems, executive desktop video systems, PCs/Macs, smartphones and tablets using any combination of SIP, H.323 and other technologies. With Bria installed on PCs or Apple’s iPhone, MeetMe can be accessed over the Internet via a wired Ethernet connection, WiFi or while connected over 3G/4G/LTE or WiMax mobile networks.
Interoperability between CounterPath’s Bria softphone for PCs and mobile devices and Vidtel’s MeetMe service offers users a cross-platform, multi-standards based alternative to other services, offering multi-endpoint video conferencing that interoperates with the installed base of room-based systems and executive desktop products, as well as with all versions of Bria for Macs and PCs and the recently updated Bria mobile for iPhones, which now includes video. Bria for Macs and PCs can be purchased from the CounterPath online store and the Mac App Store, while Bria mobile is available through the iTunes App Store.