UK Telepresence Market 2009-2013

The term Telepresence comprises a set of technologies, such as high definition audio, video, and other interactive elements. These enable people to feel or appear as if they were present in a location when they are not physically in. Telepresence is mainly used as a collaboration tool, to help create a more "in person" meeting experience over a converged network. In general, a
Video conferencing solutions have existed in the market since the 1970's. However, owing to their inherent complexities (such as bandwidth concerns, call drops, high hardware, operational costs, etc), they became expensive and a non-productive setup. As a result, people preferred communicating in person, over e-mails or telephone . Broadly, Telepresence can be understood as an advanced video conferencing tool.

Considerable developments and improvements in technologies over the recent years have resulted in an increased usage of video conferencing and Telepresence. Such technologies include WLAN (Wireless Local Area Networks), WAN (Wireless Area Networks), digital compression, signal transmission and high bandwidth.

The applications of Telepresence are increasing across various verticals (apart from board rooms, where it is used for high level global business meetings). These verticals include healthcare, education & training, BFSI (Banking, Financial Services and Insurance), pharmaceutical, government, retail, manufacturing, hospitality, oil and gas, and fashion .

The report by TechNavio Insights forecasts the size of the Telepresence Market in the UK over the period 2009-2013. Further, it discusses the key market trends, drivers and challenges of UK Telepresence market, and profiles some of the key vendors of this market