Videophone players see bright future

Falling demand for air travel likely to boost industry...

By Aled Herbert, 25 September 2001 07:45

NEWS The fall in demand for airline travel is likely to prove a fillip for the video-conferencing market. Ken Burgin, CEO of video communications company Motion Media, said businesses will consider using video-conferencing technology when it was not "viable" or "prudent" to fly, the Financial Times reports. BT is buying 1,000 phones from the company as part of its videophone trials. The phones will go on sale in BT shops within the next month priced at £650.

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