Difference Between Teleconferencing and Videoconferencing

Page 1

The video conferencing industry is continuing to grow at a rapid pace, especially given the advancement of new technologies. You might be confused about teleconferencing technology and videoconferencing technology. Here we’ll explain the main difference between teleconference and video conference in the following two parts.

Part 1. Definition of Teleconferencing and Videoconferencing â—?Teleconferencing A teleconference is a telephone meeting held between two or more locations through a telecommunications system. Technical terms like telephone conferencing, phone conferencing and audio conferencing are sometimes also used to refer to teleconferencing. In a teleconference, audio-only or audio-video data can be transmitted via one or more different telecommunications means, such as telephone, computer, television, radio, telegraph and teletypewriter. Particularly, internet teleconferencing includes video conferencing, web conferencing, internet telephone conferencing and augmented reality (AR) conferencing. â—?Videoconferencing Videoconferencing (or video conferencing) is the conduct of a video meeting among twoperson or more people in separate places by means of computer networks to transmit both audio and video data. At its simplest, videoconferencing provides transmission of text and images between two people. At its most sophisticated, it provides transmission of high-quality audio and video images between multiple people distributed geographically.


Turn static files into dynamic content formats.

Create a flipbook
Issuu converts static files into: digital portfolios, online yearbooks, online catalogs, digital photo albums and more. Sign up and create your flipbook.