[AusNOG] Cisco Umi Telepresence - example of residential and small business bandwidth needs

[Matthew Moyle-Croft]

On 30/10/2010, at 9:16 AM, Johann Kruse wrote:

> On 29 October 2010 20:47, Alastair Watts <awatts at pett.com.au> wrote:
>> Hi noggers,
>> 
>> Have just seen this (apologies for those that have seen it before):
>> http://home.cisco.com/en-us/telepresence/umi/meet-umi
>> 
>> Cisco are releasing a residential grade Telepresence called Umi,
>> apparently for US$599. At this price it's certainly within reach of Mum
>> and Dad home Internet user.
> 
> 
> $599 + $25USD per month.  How many Mum and Dads are going to pay $25
> per month for video calling when they can get it free elsewhere
> (albeit lower quality)?

Probably not a lot.  But think of this as less of a product designed to replace Skype as a product which:

a) Appeals to particular markets (early adopters, CEO/executives, etc) for whom money isn't as important as being first or best.
b) Gets Cisco's brand name into the those people who are in the group above.

MMC