Will Business Video Be the Lifestyle Choice for Enterprises in Asia?

This IDC Update discusses the promise of pervasive video, which has been talked about for the longest time. The adoption of pervasive video continues to rise as more devices become video enabled. More importantly, the Gen Y workforce, which grew up using video as a mode of communication, would want to adopt that into their workplaces as well. It is therefore not inconceivable that video would become the de facto mode of communication for businesses. However, despite compelling experience with telepresence, pervasive video remains a challenge because of the potentially prohibitive costs of setting up and managing videoconferencing solutions (e.g., telepresence), especially when coupled with issues that range from terminals to bandwidth.