"We were proud to pioneer this unique technology to businesses in Saudi Arabia in July 2011 and we are even more delighted to now be able to extend the offering to Jeddah in addition to Riyadh,” said CBO Marwan Al-Ahmadi.
The Mobily TelePresence Suites in Riyadh connect 32 worldwide business cities across five continents with its partner Tata Communication and other's partner networks making TelePresence a truly global collaboration tool.
Mobily TelePresence enables Mobily's customers to minimize their travel time and expenses by delivering a live, immersive, face-to-face experience via the network. Cisco TelePresence technology allows users to enjoy real-time communication and to collaborate with colleagues, customers and partners even if they are in a different city.
Participants sit at a conference table in the Cisco TelePresence room and connect to the other participants with a simple phone call.
The setup of the rooms allows participants to feel as if they are sitting across a table, in a life-size meeting room.
Customers can purchase meeting slots in the Mobily TelePresence room, in advance, on an hourly or daily basis through Mobily interactive 24-hour online booking system with its partner Tata Communication.
"We are able to do this because Mobily is the only company in the Kingdom that has the fiber infrastructure to offer Cisco TelePresence services cost-effectively. We aim to continue to evolve our meeting offerings to other cities within the Kingdom in order to address the needs of businesses and consumers in Saudi. Our collaboration with Cisco will enable us to do just that," said Al-Ahmadi.
The "real life" meeting experience provided by Cisco TelePresence technology is delivered through ultra-high-resolution video that reveals subtle facial expressions conveying nonverbal reactions.
Wayne Fullerton, managing director for Cisco in Saudi Arabia, said: "We look forward to working with Mobily to deploy Cisco TelePresence rooms in many more locations throughout the Kingdom."
