Vidtel, ZTE USA strike a deal

Vidtel cloud video conferencing service provider and ZTE USA are on a strategic co-marketing agreement to offer ZTE USA resellers in North America a new cloud-based, turnkey video conferencing (VC) solution for targeting the underserved small and medium enterprises (SMEs).

This partnership will bring 'Vidtel's cloud-based MeetMe video conferencing service' to ZTE's hardware and software-based endpoints including the T800, T700, and T100. And it will eliminate the cost and complexity barriers that prevent most SMEs from using video conferencing. SME customers will now be able to conduct video conferences across platforms, without the need for costly bridges and exchange services.

ZTE has shipped over 100,000 video conferencing endpoints to date. Vidtel MeetMe brings in interoperability, and this maximizes ZTE products' ROI by freeing SMEs from the limitation of not being able to connect to different vendors' video conferencing systems. ZTE users can communicate with participants who are using any other brand of H.323 or SIP video conferencing platform, including Cisco/Tandberg, InFocus, LifeSize and Polycom, said a press release.

“As ZTE gears up to compete more on services and product development and enter the U.S. market with cloud video conferencing, we anticipate a successful partnership,” said Vidtel CEO Scott Wharton. He added, “ZTE has shaken up the telecom industry globally with innovative, high-quality, aggressively priced products, and is poised to have the same disruptive effect in video conferencing. Together, we're breaking down the barriers to wide adoption and enabling resellers to bring enterprise-grade video conferencing to businesses of any size.”

“ZTE is looking forward to making enterprise-level video conferencing more accessible to small and medium enterprises with the addition of Vidtel's innovative cloud offering. Combined with Vidtel's MeetMe video conferencing service, ZTE will enrich the mid-market with a compelling offer from a cost, ease of use and interoperability standpoint,” said Richard Qu, EVP ZTE USA.