Practically speaking, travel costs far outweigh video conferencing costs.Ģ.
Bandwidth continues to get "cheaper" and video CODECs are getting better. Some video CODECs can communicate a conversation at less than 100k, close to the same bandwidth as a G.711 non-compress voice CODEC, making video practical over a Wide Area Network. Broadband and converged networks are here - IP is now everywhere and is flat rate. Same bandwidth today runs approximately 20-30 percent less than just 36 months ago.ģ.
Video Conferencing pricing has plummeted - we have seen video conferencing systems costs go down by 20 to 30 percent in the last 36 months, making video conferencing a very cost-effective way to hold face-to-face meetings.Ĥ.