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The term Telepresence comprises a set of technologies, such as high definition audio, video, and other interactive elements. These enable people to feel or appear as if they are present in a location, where they are not physically in. Thus, Telepresence is mainly used as a collaboration tool, to help create a more "in person" meeting experience over a converged network.

Video conferencing solutions have existed in the market since the 1970's. However, owing to their inherent complexities (such as bandwidth concerns, call drops, high hardware, operational costs, etc), they became expensive and a non-productive setup. As a result, people preferred communicating in person, over e-mails or telephone. Broadly, Telepresence can be understood as an advanced video conferencing tool.

Considerable developments and improvements in technologies over the recent years have resulted in an increased usage of video conferencing and Telepresence. Such technologies include WLAN (Wireless Local Area Networks), WAN (Wireless Area Networks), digital compression, signal transmission, and high bandwidth.

China is evolving as the capital for off shored manufacturing. Thus, the Chinese government has constructed a series of high-technology parks, in addition to millions of square feet of new manufacturing space. Moreover, big companies across the globe are setting up offices, manufacturing units, research and development facilities in China, escalating the the demand for reliable communication solutions such as Telepresence

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