From the Europe desk: GTM in Western Europe

It’s my turn to write this column and I’m delighted to tell you that Global Telecom Markets (GTM) Benelux is adding more and more value for her customers!

As a carrier ourselves, we in BT know the challenges our customers are facing.  This means we can offer value-added services that address our customers’ major concerns.

In the past half year or so, part of our GTM strategy in Benelux has focussed on growing our value for our large customers by looking into managed services, a developing market in EMEA. GTM draws on her own experience with managed services from wholesale.  We combine them with the proposition of BT Advise for Communications, GTM’s professional services and consulting unit, to create compelling managed services concepts.

This unique combination gives BT an advantage over competitors: we work closely with our customers in a consultancy-based approach, identifying where their needs are and how BT can meet those needs. To make our approach more concrete, here are some topics that our customers are currently discussing with us: [Read more...]

BT and Orange Business Services collaborate to extend telepresence connectivity

BT and Orange Business Services have signed an agreement for a global commercial service to allow each other’s video exchange customers to participate in telepresence meetings with one another. By working together, BT and Orange will help telepresence users reach more partners, suppliers, customers and business prospects at public and private end-points across their networks.  [Read more...]

BT cloud-based videoconferencing offers full interoperability

Video Bridging 3.0 links multiple technologies seamlessly

BT Conferencing recently announced it has expanded its cloud-based videoconferencing service to allow full global interoperability between a wide choice of manufacturer solutions.

This enhancement significantly increases the range of devices that can be used in meetings. Organisations can now use standard or high definition endpoints ranging from telepresence suites to mobile devices, enterprise desktop units and web cameras. The service supports the videoconferencing industry’s major standards (SIP, H.323 and H.320) enabling video meetings to be launched and controlled using a mix of legacy and new devices on the same session.  [Read more...]