Shanghai joins Tata Communications’ global telepresence network via partnership with China Mobile and JW Marriott

NEW YORK, MUMBAI – Tata Communications, provider of A New World of Communications, announces the addition of a state-of-the-art “virtual meeting” Telepresence suite to its global network, situated in the heart of downtown Shanghai. Launched in partnership with China Mobile and JW Marriott Hotel Shanghai, the new in-hotel facility located within the 5* luxury JW Marriott Hotel Shanghai Tomorrow Square, provides participants a life-sized, high definition and immersive virtual collaboration experience.

Telepresence is the next generation of video conferencing that provides a fully immersive, life-like and high definition ‘virtual’ meeting experience. This creates the potential to improve all sorts of business interaction through better and more frequent meetings, resulting in stronger customer relationships and accelerated sales cycles, better project management and tighter integration of remote offices.
 
Peter Quinlan, Vice President, Integrated Business Video Services, Tata Communications says, “China is currently the world’s second largest economy and one of the fastest growing markets globally. The desire for convenient, immersive and professional business communications with this market has never been stronger. In partnership with China Mobile and JW Marriott Hotel Shanghai, the addition of Shanghai to our Telepresence community provides companies doing business with China – and Chinese companies doing business internationally – with a powerful collaboration tool and a great way to accelerate and enhance all manner of relationships.”
 
Silvio Rosenberger, General Manager, JW Marriott Hotel Shanghai says, “There is an increasing demand to incorporate technology, virtual meetings and social media into new meeting offerings from the next generation of business customers. As the only hotel in Shanghai equipped with a Telepresence meeting suite, this is another example of JW Marriott Hotel Shanghai’s commitment to innovation by offering our clients an exciting, new meeting solution that facilitates a ‘face-to-face’ meeting in the same room, regardless of global location.”
 
The Shanghai public telepresence room offers users who do not have Telepresence rooms within their company, access to this cutting-edge technology at an affordable hourly rate.

Sourced: TravelDailyNews