More professional client meetings with Jabra PanaCast 50

O3 International is a world-class global design firm established in 1997. The company offers a wide range of Design and Build services, including one-stop, end-to-end solutions. Specializing in exhibitions, events, interior architecture, and product displays (P.O.P.), O3 International ensures a seamless process from design conception to execution with its extensive networks and expertise and a range of illustrious clients.

As a design firm, timely and effective communication is critical to O3 International. To ensure they meet their clients' needs and expectations, the project staff are often in constant contact with the clients, ensuring they fulfil all specifications at every stage of the process, from planning, design to execution.

Their meetings were held in-person or via conference calls. The latter became more prevalent during and post-COVID as they soon realized how efficient they could be using virtual conferencing, as not all meetings needed to be in-person.

However, as the meetings involved collaboration and discussions among multiple staff members across different departments, team members often had to huddle in front of one laptop as they worked out solutions together rather than take the call at their desks. They frequently turned off the camera as the video quality was not ideal, resulting in times when clients found it hard to make out what some team members were saying and who was saying what. That sometimes could cause unnecessary miscommunication and slowed down the progress of the project.

What they lacked was a solution to improve their call experience and present themselves more professionally.

Munic Zhang, Director of O3 International, was actively looking for a professional video conferencing solution when he came across the Jabra PanaCast 50 at a client’s office. Upon more research, he was truly impressed with the Virtual Director feature of the PanaCast 50, which enables the camera to zoom in on active speakers, allowing those joining remotely to follow the conversations easily. After recognizing the value of the product, Munic wasted no time in procuring one for his company.

With its sleek design and compact footprint, the PanaCast 50 was integrated seamlessly into the meeting room. The employees faced no issues setting up calls, thanks to the fact that the PanaCast 50 is compatible with all major virtual meeting platforms and is also certified for Microsoft Teams Rooms and Zoom Rooms. The employees experienced a remarkable improvement in their meeting experience overnight.

The PanaCast 50 was able to address one of O3 International’s key concerns whenever they do a team call: a typical camera could not show all the members in a single frame. However, with the PanaCast 50, it was able to capture 4K-quality video with a panoramic, 180° field of view without visual distortion and latency due to its patented real-time video stitching technology that automatically joins the video streams from three 13-megapixel cameras. Clients can now see every team member on the call, regardless of where they are in the room.

The PanaCast 50’s advanced audio technology was also transformative for the team. Its beamforming 8 microphones acted like a spotlight for voices, focusing on the speaker for crystal-clear audio. The full duplex feature allowed them to talk and listen simultaneously, like in-person conversations. Plus, the precision voice detection using intelligent algorithms worked like an audio cleanup crew, eliminating echo and noise. Meetings became more productive, with less confusion and more clarity.

The Intelligent Zoom automatically adjusts the framing to ensure everyone is captured in the meeting. Whenever a team member speaks, the cameras and microphones will zoom in on the speaker so the client knows who they are talking to.