Amigo Live Family Video Conferencing Service Expands In Mexico

Video Conferencing vs. Telepresence

Telepresence picks up where video conferencing left off. Telepresence IS real time, full-high-definition, immersible sound and vision. Telepresence IS most importantly: the feeling of being “there” when you’re “here”. Telepresence is lifelike, video conferencing is not. Telepresence is that hi-line Mercedes AMG, video conferencing is a Ford Escort - Period.

Video conferencing has been around a while now but has always lacked the feeling we spoke about above. Jumpy computer screens, broken audio and poor lighting add to the impersonal touches of video conferencing (ie slow motion camcorder on top of your computer monitor). Finally, technology, bandwidth, vision and sound have all converged on video conferencing to create the telepresence experience. It’s about time! Crystal clear surround sound and real-time full-high-definition visual effects enhance the feeling of being there – thus telepresence. That nervous twitch, roll of the eyes, sniffle, tap of the foot – things you see when you’re present and sitting across a conference room table – things you don’t see or feel from video conferencing, but do with telepresence.

Today, what “real” uses are there for Telepresence?

There is no short answer even possible here. We’ll name a few, more like we’ll put your imagination to work. Imagine a single specialist doctor in Canada treating patients in Haiti via telepresence. Robots in space doing the actual work while the telepresence operator dons his telepresence helmet and gloves at his workstation in Texas. Meeting your Russian company vice president while you’re in the executive telepresence room at the office in Denver. Just a few…

What are “real” savings of Telepresence?

Your imagination still working on the last answer? Don’t let up yet! What carbon footprint? Don’t need that airplane ticket to go check on your staff in Russia now do you? What lost life in the Iraqi war? Unmanned drones and soldiers via telepresence. Military and combat cost savings? Immeasurable. Less travel costs, airline frustration, fuel, lost time, carbon emissions, etc. Those are tangible, real savings to name just a very limited few.

You starting to see what telepresence can do that video conferencing can’t? We hope you see what we’re seeing! Telepresence – its time has arrived!

Check out the video thread in Section 8 of the Telepresence Forum where you can watch some Telepresence YouTube videos! If a picture is worth a thousand words, a video must be worth a million!

Ride on the "Next Plane of Existence" TM

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) April 11, 2008 -- AmigoLatino a company that connects immigrants in the United States with their families in Latin America through affordable, face-to-face video conferencing technology, is excited to announce its partnership with Ultra Telecom to jointly expand the highly anticipated family video conferencing services in Mexico.

Amigo Live, AmigoLatino's affordable video conferencing service that helps connect families and communities face-to-face and in real-time, is now available in Puebla and Aguascalientes, Mexico. Thanks to a partnership with Ultra Telecom, a leading Mexican media company with a team of visionary executives, the families of Puebla and Aguascalientes can now reconnect live via high-end video conferences, with their loved ones in the United States.

"We have a very strong commitment to our community, so we are very excited to be working with AmigoLatino to provide this valuable service to the thousands of families and community groups in Puebla and Aguascalientes that have relatives and contacts in the United States," said Arturo Zorrilla, Vice President of Ultra Telecom who is in charge of overseeing the Amigo Live project.

"Through our initiative to democratize access to affordable business-quality video conferencing services to under served markets, thousands of families have been able to enjoy the live, visual presence of their distant loved ones. It is really the closest thing to being there with them," said Gabriel Biguria, Founder and CEO of AmigoLatino. "We are extremely excited about our partnership with Ultra Telecom, a leading Mexican company with global aspirations that shares our vision and passion to better serve our communities and countries through the democratization of technology."

With an estimated 28 million Mexican immigrants living in the US, of which over 1.5 million are Poblanos from Puebla, the decision to serve the needs of this important market was an obvious one. Very soon, the companies plan to jointly expand the services into other key states with large populations of immigrants including Michoacan, Oaxaca and Jalisco.

About Ultra Telecom

Ultra Telecom (www.ultra.com.mx) founded 40 years ago, operates a complete telecommunications service platform including AM & FM radio stations (Ultra Radio® & Radio Ranchito® ), MMDS Wireless Television (Ultravision®), satellite music for business (Muzak®), Internet Service, WiMax® network (Ultranet2go®) and produces a television channel (Canal 30®) and 14 radio and TV news editions every day. Ultra telecom has undergone exponential growth and diversification over the years, serving 23 cities in 14 states in Mexico with 750 employees.

About AmigoLatino

AmigoLatino (www.amigolatino.com) was launched by a passionate team of entrepreneurs with the goal of helping to democratize access to innovative channels that enhance cross-border communications and e-commerce initiatives in under-served markets. Our main channel, "AMIGO LIVE", leverages business quality video conferencing to help reunite distant families, community groups and organizations, in real-time and at a low cost, between the US and Latin America. Another channel, "AMIGO COMPRAS", provides families with new and efficient alternatives to the traditional cash remittance transfers, while allowing for control towards the final utilization of the funds. Very soon we will be expanding the depth and breadth of our services to the rest of the world. For more information visit http://amigoblogs.com or call: (213) 380-4761.

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