14 DAY TRIAL // Verizon Wireless and Panasonic have just announced that they have signed a partnership to deliver consumers new applications for visual communications solutions over the wireless network
Following the announcement, Panasonic is introducing a portable High Definition Visual Communications System (Mobile HDVC) that will take advantage of the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Mobile Broadband network.
Panasonic's mobile HDVC solution can be used with multiple displays, regardless of their size, as well as any camera or recording configurations.
The device comprises of two setups, one for the remote site and the other one for the static location. Each remote site setup includes a Panasonic display, a Panasonic VC500 HDVC CODEC (the main system unit), a Panasonic HD microphone, a Panasonic Pan/Tilt/Zoom camera, as well as optional detachable secondary camera and digital video recorder for medical uses.
Obviously, all the above are connected through Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network via an LTE-enabled CradlePoint mobile router.
“Panasonic is proud to team up with Verizon Wireless to deliver new applications for visual communications solutions over the fastest, most advanced wireless network in the United States,” said Bill Taylor, president of Panasonic System Networks Company of America.
“The 4G LTE Mobile Broadband network provides the HD Visual Communications System with versatility and flexibility on a portable station to be used on the 4G LTE network,” added Taylor.
According to Panasonic, the medical sector is one of the main domains where the system might find its uses initially.
Emergency medical technicians will be able to transmit visual patient data from a remote location to awaiting teams in the ER.
Patients with disabilities can have “virtual” appointments with their doctors by simply stepping into an on-site van with a mobile HDVC system.
The mobile HDVC system delivers high-definition visuals with MPEG4-AVC technology and features 360-degree full duplex stereo sound quality, stable connectivity with QoS and rate control forward error correction.
The solution will be demonstrated during CES 2011 event, in Las Vegas.