top 10 video conferencing market predictions for 2017
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Top 10 Video Conferencing Market Predictions for 2017Plus… How did our 2016 predictions pan out!
Watch our 2017 Market Predictions Live on the next slide!
Prediction #1 We thought it would happen in 2016, but increasing pressure from end users will force video conferencing companies to integrate directly with YouTube and Facebook Live to extend meeting reach to thousands...
Video Conferencing and Live Streaming Services
Converge
Prediction #2 Expensive Webinar packages will decline in popularity as live streaming with a simple video conferencing license will take it's place.
Webinars will decline in popularity due to free
Live streaming services...
Prediction #3 Cloud based video conferencing is here.. In 2017, we are going to see more free / freemium solutions for more casual video conferencing users
Free / FreemiumServices
Prediction #4 As live streaming goes main stream, thousands of new use cases for video conferencing (hosting a live talk show with video) will start to become popular.
Hosting a Live Video Conference
Prediction #5 Facebook is rumored to be releasing a live streaming application for PC and Mac. YouTube will replace "Google Hangouts on Air" with it's own easy to use application as well... Features will lack at first but they will serve millions of newbies....
Facebook & YouTubeMake a Run for the Market
Prediction #6 Hardware based video conferencing codecs officially died in 2016. 2017 will be the year of software based codecs and we predict the Intel NUC will be a major winner in this new "soft-codec" market
Enter the Soft Codec
Prediction #7 Every Webinar will include some type live stream connection to maximize exposure.
Webinars will connect to live streaming
Prediction #8 Social Media Companies will start to build there own video conferencing / live streaming applications for ease of use with WebRTC
Social media Get’s into the game
Prediction #9 Wireless technology for all kinds of devices will make installation of video conferencing products easier... Wireless USB? Wireless HDMI? Wireless HD-SDI? We are going to see more solutions come in 2017
More WirelessVideo Conferencing
Equipment
Prediction #10 Expensive Webinar packages will decline in popularity as live
streaming with a simple video conferencing license will take it's place.
Expensive WebinarPackages Go Away
