95 experience, and adding cameras to extend coverage,” explains Ward. For visibility in even larger spaces, BT Group deploys the five-camera Huddly Crew system. “All the cameras know what’s happening and can work out the best shot between them. They keep the speaker in view, and we can now see everybody’s face, rather than just side shots,” says Ward. “From the far end, you can see everybody wherever they’re seated, so remote participants are part of the conversation and never feel like they’re missing out on anything. For them, the whole experience feels much more natural.” For Ward, the ideal meeting experience is one where technology works quietly in the background. “It should be seamless,” he says. “Not something that sticks out, but something people know is there and working.” Deploying meeting room technology across a large estate brings its own challenges. Crew addresses this through a compact design that fits spaces traditional systems cannot, and the ability to run over internet protocol (IP). “If we can run everything over IP with a single Cat6 cable, it’s cheaper, easier to install and much simpler to maintain. If something breaks, you’re not dealing with bespoke cables,” says Ward. Looking ahead, BT Group plans to roll out hundreds of new meeting rooms. “We will have over 400 new or updated meeting rooms by the end of 2026, and we’re projecting Huddly will be used in well over 50 per cent of those spaces,” says Ward. For BT Group, better meetings are just another way of delivering on what it does best: connecting people. Photo: BT Group BT Group uses the Huddly Crew fivecamera system at its Manchester hub site MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS
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