Posts Tagged ‘CommunicAsia2012’

TomTom expands mapping footprint in Asia Pacific region

Sunday, June 24th, 2012

Here are some CommunicAsia2012 highlights of TomTom’s latest map products for the Asia Pacific region, which includes new coverage and features for automotive, enterprise and government customers.

TomTom expands mapping footprint in Asia Pacific region with map updates

TomTom expands mapping footprint in Asia Pacific region with map updates

But TomTom is gearing up for something big come July. And I mean BIG – literally! Check in on 5 July to find out more.

In the meantime, here are more details of TomTom’s latest map update release.

  • The introduction of Voice Maps in Thai and Bahasa Indonesian; the first Voice Maps product supporting tonal languages where different tones distinguish different meanings of a word.
  • Visualization enhanced with additional 3D Landmarks for important buildings, 2D building footprints and Junction Views for complex intersections throughout the region.
  • The debut of lane and signpost information added in inner-city areas of central Bangkok, enabling easier, more efficient and safer routing.
  • The street network in over 100 cities in India and nearly 83,000 km in China upgraded to full attribution, supporting the most demanding navigation applications.
  • Continuous coverage and content expansion and improvements in Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines and Viet Nam.
  • The addition of nearly 1 million Address Points throughout the region to support accurate geocoding and navigation.

Video conferencing from Vidyo

Thursday, June 21st, 2012

During CommunicAsia2012, I took a look at the telepresence solutions provided by Vidyo.

They offer at affordable prices full telepresence solutions with 9 screens to soft-client applications that allow individuals to join a video conference session via their personal smartphone, tablet, notebook or desktop computer.

VidyoPanorama set up with six screens, two of which are used to share data/slides. The thin console at the bottom is the VidyoRouter.

VidyoPanorama set up with six screens, two of which are used to share data/slides. The thin console at the bottom is the VidyoRouter.

Vidyo is a US-based company that offers personal and mobile telepresence solutions for individuals and telepresence solutions for enterprises.

Marty Hollander, Senior Vice President, Market Development at Vidyo. Here he's showing VidyoMobile on an iPad endpoint.

Marty Hollander, Senior Vice President, Market Development at Vidyo. Here he's showing VidyoMobile on an iPad endpoint.

Many systems on the market today require an initial cost of $150k for a 3-screen dedicated room with an ongoing monthly fee of $10k per month.

Using these systems, a 3-hour video conferencing call from three sites could cost $3,600,

Vidyo claims its solutions would cost only a fraction – in most cases only a tenth.

It does this by controlling access and delivery with innovative components that turn ordinary IP networks into sophisticated yet affordable video communication systems.

The infrastructure that enables this comprise the VidyoRouter, VidyoPortal, VidyoGateway and VidyoReplay.

The conferencing endpoints, on the other hand, consists of VidyoMobile, VidyoDesktop, Vidyo Executive Desktop, VidyoRoom and VidyoPanorama.

A maximum 9-screen VidyoPanorama room setup, together with VidyoMobile clients (Android and iOS smartphones and tablets), and VidyoDesktop on a 1440p Mac monitor.

A maximum 9-screen VidyoPanorama room setup, together with VidyoMobile clients (Android and iOS smartphones and tablets), and VidyoDesktop on a 1440p Mac monitor.

You can find details of each of the above components in the brochure that I’ve attached at the end of this post.

Vidyo had the VidyoPanorama (with 6 monitors) system and VidyoMobile/VidyoDesktop clients set up to show how it works and the performance and latency (or lack of) involved.

They had temps manning some of the endpoints so that visitors like myself could video-conference with them.

The performance was pretty good. Resolution was good and there wasn’t any noticeable latency.

I like the patented Adaptive Video Layering technology underpinning the solutions.

Essentially, the VidyoRouters dynamically optimises the video stream for each endpoint based on its capabilities and its local network conditions and bandwidth.

H.264 Scalable Video Coding (SVC)-based compression technology and Vidyo’s Adaptive Video Layering removes the need for transcoding by the Multipoint Control Unit (MCU) in traditional systems, offering high error resilience and low latency rates over the Internet, LTE and 4G networks.

This allows VidyoPanorama to connect over low-cost broadband networks with participants from any location.

The optional VidyoGateway extends the solution to existing H.323 and SIP endpoints; and clients using other videoconferencing systems – such as those from Cisco or Polycom.

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Conferences: CommunicAsia2012, EnterpriseIT2012 and BroadcastAsia2012 are in Singapore

Tuesday, June 19th, 2012

These three major trade shows are in Singapore from 19 to 22 June 2012 (Tuesday to Friday). CommunicAsia2012 and EnterpriseIT2012 are at the Marina Bay Sands while BroadcastAsia2012 is over at Suntec Singapore.

Ignore the cute Vidyo thumbdrive. It’s just there to fill up white space.

Ignore the cute Vidyo thumbdrive. It’s just there to fill up white space.

Shows are open daily from 10:30 am to 6pm, except on the last day, which will end earlier at 4 pm.

CommunicAsia is Asia’s largest integrated ICT platform, where key executives from the industry congregate to network, create business opportunities, and shape industry trends.

You can use the other side of the pass to put your smartphone - but don’t blame me if it slips out and crashes to the floor!

You can use the other side of the pass to put your smartphone - but don’t blame me if it slips out and crashes to the floor!

EnterpriseIT will showcase international IT systems providers and companies offering enterprise solutions ranging from cloud computing, data centre services, security and M2M, software to mobility solutions and video conferencing.

BroadcastAsia is Asia’s most recognised and comprehensive one-stop digital multimedia and entertainment technology event.

If you’re driving to Marina Bay Sands, you can purchase a special S$6 parking-exit ticket (one-use only) that will allow you to park for the entire day.

Flash your conference pass at the conference concierge at Level 1 to purchase the parking ticket.