The future is in the network: How video conferencing has changed workspaces

The possibilities and advantages it offers have become more prominent than ever, and so it will be from now on, as José San Emeterio details, director general B2B de SPC, Yealink Meeting official distributor.

If there was one good thing about confinement, it was that it served as a breeding ground for the standardization and expansion of teleworking.. thanks to him, it was possible to maintain and even generate employment. This new situation has contributed to companies providing their employees with the means, equipment and tools that teleworking requires. Online search terms associated with the concept 'home office' have grown by 400% since January 2019 until August 2020, according to the latest SEMrush analysis.

And such has been the impact of remote work that, in fact, It is estimated that when the pandemic ends the 30% of the entire workforce will work from home, at least a couple of times a week, according to the consultant Global Workplace Analytics. Before the coronavirus, the figure was hardly significant.

One of the solutions that increased its demand the most was videoconferencing, which experienced record growth: a report of App Annie estimated that applications for holding online meetings exceeded the 62 million downloads during the week of 14 al 21 March 2020.

This growth is not surprising., since it offers multiple benefits: low implementation cost, High adaptability and minimal maintenance required. Both companies and professionals have realized the importance of technology applied to work and videoconferencing platforms..

Thanks to this rapid adoption, and as the offices fill up again, These software will continue to be used and even used in new ways..

A quick analysis of the videoconferencing industry shows that the need and demand for this technology has skyrocketed over the years for many reasons.. The first, reduces the cost of unnecessary travel of personnel and work groups, with a service that is completely scalable.

In addition, video supports and encourages collaboration. Even with remote computers, Workers feel more connected to their colleagues through video conferencing. By staying up to date with a simple call, Both in-office and remote workers can continue to strengthen their working relationships.

Besides, and using the saying 'a picture is worth a thousand words', being able to see, participants enjoy better understanding and communication; Productivity increases and time lost traveling to meeting spaces decreases drastically.

Traditionally, there has been a great technological barrier between videoconferencing solutions intended for the end user and those designed for the business market.. However, Everything indicates that the market is heading towards a situation in which the limits become blurred.

Video conferencing can now be adapted to every environment imaginable, from a simple SME to a large corporation, and it is undoubtedly a great advantage when considering its deployment in organizations and businesses..

In this sense, All company meeting rooms are going to be converted into videoconferencing rooms that allow teams in the office to communicate with members who are traveling at that time., working from home or with clients and suppliers from the rest of the world.

Besides, Society demands solutions that offer complete flexibility. More and more users work on the move, with constant changes and communicate through multiple channels.

The latest video conferencing solutions work on smart mobile phones, tablets and other devices, so that any worker can collaborate easily and effectively with any partner, client or colleague, whether from home, the office or on the go.

Professional video conferencing solutions like Yealink Meeting can provide a more efficient way to meet, since it has been designed to facilitate meetings and offer high productivity tools to all types of companies, so they can manage remote meetings instantly and cover different scenarios.

Besides, centralize communication and offer a collaborative cloud work environment that makes it easier for businesses and their employees to access shared documents and spreadsheets from anywhere.

To these advantages of Yealink Meeting, which is distributed exclusively in Spain by SPC, Added to this is an interface that prioritizes intuition and ease of use., its very high security standards that guarantee the protection and confidentiality of information, competing with platforms as widespread as Zoom or Google Meet.

This video conferencing service as a service, together with a very complete range of devices that facilitate audio and video quality, position the Yealink ecosystem as a unique flexible environment for any user need.

We are entering an era of accessible communication, easy to use, quality, adapted to each need and compatible with other systems in an increasingly globalized world, in which physical borders are being eliminated and where the possibilities of commercial and personal relationships are unimaginable.

José San Emeterio

B2B CEO of SPC