GEC NEWS WIREWith its unparalleled audio quality and distinctive design Polycom SoundStation Conference Phone Remains a Meeting Room Icon for 25 Years
Since Polycom’s inception in 1990, the iconic Polycom SoundStation has revolutionised voice conferencing and continues to be one of the most recognised in the business world. As Polycom celebrates its 25th year, so too does the triangular-shaped HD audio solution for which the company is renowned for.
The Polycom Sound Station remains a standard feature in small- to mid-size conference rooms globally, whether using analogue lines or Voice over IP (VoIP) telephony. Polycom’s co-founder and Chief Evangelist, Jeff Rodman, explains “For a century, traditional telephones have carried sound in only a very narrow range, from only 3/10 kHz to 3.3 kHz. But the range of the human voice is far beyond this. Speech is important from 1/10 kHz to about 14 kHz, a span of 140 times instead of 11 times. This range is outside of that which a standard telephone can carry and this is why people will often have to huddle around a speakerphone to work out what the person on the other end is saying.”
Polycom co-founders Jeff Rodman and Brian Hinman conceived the design in a San Francisco basement, to begin implementing their vision for effortless human collaboration in video, audio, and content, across great distances with this first step: transparent speech collaboration from anywhere.
Tim Stone, Vice President of Marketing at Polycom Europe, Middle East and Africa, states “I have received a lot of positive feedback from customers who refer to Polycom’s SoundStation solution simply as ‘the Polycom’. The SoundStation is a familiar, trusted conferencing tool our customers rely on and feel comfortable operating.”
Marco Landi, President at Polycom Europe, Middle East and Africa says “While we have grown to become the industry leader in video and content collaboration, voice conferencing is always a core part of our direction and innovation, and is the reason that solutions like Polycom SoundStation remain iconic in modern meeting rooms and workspaces.”
