Orange Business Services announced that it has expanded its B2B Telepresence solution, by signing an interoperability agreement with Tata Communications’ Global Meeting Exchange.

 This is expected to benefit customers as they can conduct Telepresence meetings seamlessly on each respective network. This collaboration will ensure that customers of each organization will have open access to connect via a broader business ecosystem, explained officials.

Marc Blanchet, senior vice president of Global Communications Solutions, Orange Business Services said, “Video will be a major growth area over the next few years as enterprises realize the benefits it delivers in terms of increased productivity, intimacy with partners, cost savings and environmental protection.” “Interconnection with Tata Communications is particularly exciting due to its growing base of global and regional enterprise customers and ongoing investment in public Telepresence rooms around the world. This collaboration significantly broadens the scope of Telepresence opportunities,” Blanchet added.

Telepresence Community,  launched in July 2010, enables Orange customers who have invested in immersive video technology to hold Telepresence meetings within their own enterprise and also with customers, suppliers and partners connected to the global MPLS platform of Orange Business Services or that of a partner carrier.

Orange customers can benefit from its Telepresence network accessible in 140 countries and Telepresence Community in 45 countries.

According to this new agreement,  meetings can be arranged between Telepresence Community customers and any private or public room on the Tata Communications Global Meeting Exchange, and vice versa.

Peter Quinlan, vice president, Telepresence Managed Services, Tata Communications, was pleased with the support for meetings between customers on Tata Communications’ Global Meeting Exchange and those within the Orange Telepresence Community.