The Telepresence 3000 system includes three 65-inch plasma TV screens (one for Telepresence 1000) capable of handling virtual meetings for up to twelve people.

According to Cisco, Telepresence is the only videoconferencing solution that supports the ultra-high definition standard 1080p. Videoconferencing equipment maker Polycom Inc. is set to introduce new products that support 720p resolution.

The Telepresence kit also includes an echo-canceling microphone, an HD camera that supports H.264 compression, a coder/decoder device powered by 70 dual-core digital signal processors (DSPs).

'We are looking at two general business strategies; one is to sell Telepresence to enterprise users ideally with points of presence in different parts of the world and two, service providers can offer it as a manage service for end-users,' said Guido Jouret, chief technology officer for Cisco's Emerging Markets Technology group.

Trent, however, acknowledged bandwidth consistency issues in locations that would be connected by Telepresence. Connectivity in the Philippines, for example, may not be as reliable if connected to Singapore via videoconferencing, which can bring about latency issues.