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Cisco rolls out the new Webex Room Bar and Cisco Video Phone for hybrid work

Cisco rolls out the new Webex Room Bar and Cisco Video Phone for hybrid work

Cisco is also improving its cloud connectivity product, Webex call so that users don't have to deal with dropped calls during a network outage.

Work patterns are changing-people want to work from both home and office-so workplace tools should as well. That's why companies like Cisco are rolling out new hardware and software designed specifically for hybrid work. Cisco on Thursday officially launched the new Webex Room bar as well as a new video phone from Cisco


The room bar is designed for videoconferencing at work-specifically for small and medium-sized spaces such as a" gathering space " or a smaller meeting room. It uses Webex artificial intelligence capabilities for optimal audio-visual video conferencing, ensuring people in the room are well framed and background noise is automatically removed. It has an ultra-high-resolution camera, built-in microphone Assembly, additional microphone extension, speaker tracking, and dual stereo sound. You don't have to use WebEx to take your calls with the room bar-it's interoperable with third-party software like Zoom and Microsoft Teams. 


Cisco launches bar room after learning how much workers hate taking video calls at work with just a laptop. The company conducted a study with Dimensional Research and found that 95% of workers experience video stress and are interested in seeing key technologies change at work. Users of WebEx collaboration devices reported 30% fewer frustrations than those using only a laptop.  


The Webex Room bar is available starting at 3 3,795 at the  Cisco Suggested resale price (SRP).

Meanwhile, the new Ciscovideo 8875 phone is designed to ensure that workers who are "hot desking" in the office have a high-quality audio and video experience during calls. Since the only focus of the device is connected, it does not cope with battery life or other laptop resources.

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When a user sits at a desk with a video phone, they can use a QR code to log into their Webex account for calls and meetings. The device uses artificial intelligence to reduce background noise and has a display resolution of 1080p. 

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The Cisco video 8875 phone will be on-demand starting in August. 

Cisco is also improving its cloud connectivity product, Webex calls so users don't have to worry about dropped calls even if there are network outages or broadband issues. Companies that use Webex calling will be able to deploy site survival via the Webex control hub to ensure they can make and receive public telephone network calls (PSTN) during network outages. 

Webex calling also added AI-powered background noise removal technology to PSTN calls with external callers. This means that users will be able to eliminate external caller background noise with a single click in the WebEx app or on supported devices.

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