Logitech Goes Pro with LifeSize Bridge 2200 Videoconferencing Solution

Logitech has quite a solid experience in the field of videoconferencing (at least at consumer level), and for this reason, it should come as no surprise that they're also targeting the enterprise segment via their LifeSize division, who's just unveiled the LifeSize Bridge 2200, a 16-port product that enables organizations to take a building block approach, scaling video conferencing deployments as needed while providing a comprehensive high definition (HD) experience. Based on a modular Full HD architecture, the approximately $4,000 per port LifeSize Bridge empowers enterprises to purchase the appropriate number of bridges to accommodate their current video conferencing equipment needs and easily add capacity as the demand for HD video conferencing grows. Practically, the LifeSize Bridge eliminates the need for a large upfront investment, enabling businesses of every size to allocate resources only where needed to reduce the risk associated with guessing future capacity. In addition, the new bridge or multipoint control unit (MCU) allows IT administrators to take advantage of existing network architectures and put the bridge anywhere they have extra capacity, minimizing the need to make large bandwidth or other network infrastructure investments to fit their video conferencing needs. The LifeSize Bridge symmetric approach to both 720p60 and 1080p30 receives a high-quality video stream in and transmits the same high-quality resolution without distortion, while the device supports more than 200 resolutions and also features sustained frame rates, a customized screen layout per participant, and up to four Mbps throughput. “LifeSize Bridge is a significant engineering accomplishment built upon our experience embedding bridges in our endpoint systems, with the aim of helping organizations empower their end users to collaborate freely without compromising the quality of the HD video experience,” said Casey King, chief technology officer of LifeSize. “LifeSize Bridge delivers unmatched quality with groundbreaking price performance for multiparty HD video calling that will scale intelligently within any organization. This product is a game changer,” concluded LifeSize's CTO. However, as every “game changer” out there, the LifeSize Bridge will be quite expensive, since it will be globally available by the end of the month for $64,999 U.S. MSRP.