The partnership allows Whygo to sell Tata Communications’ public Telepresence Suite hours, to its customer base, providing an additional option to videoconferencing users who prefer a life-like face-to-face meeting experience, said a press release.
Customers would also be able to quickly and conveniently schedule their Telepresence bookings online via Whygo’s portal.

“Telepresence is a communication option that is gaining traction internationally. We hope that through this partnership with Whygo, even more business executives can take advantage of the productivity this technology brings without the considerable cost of building a private room at their premises,” said John Landau, senior vice president, Global Managed Services, Tata Communications.

Whygo, which has operations in more than 20 countries, is Tata Communications’ first videoconferencing channel sales partner. Whygo also owns the world’s first online booking portal for public videoconferencing facilities with more than 2,500 locations worldwide.

“Whygo is excited about this opportunity to include Tata Communications’ global Telepresence network into our suite of offerings. We look forward to riding on Tata Communications’ aggressive Telepresence expansion plans to help us bring the Telepresence experience to even more enterprises and SMEs as a pay-per-use service,” said James Matthews, managing director, Whygo Group.

"The partnership with Whygo is yet another example of Tata Communications’ commitment to the global proliferation and mass market accessibility of telepresence. At the same time, Whygo's established presence in public video conferencing facility scheduling gives Tata Communications, a necessary channel to market for its public Telepresence Suites,” said Jonathan Edwards, Enterprise Communications Infrastructure Analyst with IDC

The Whygo partnership follows Tata Communications’ recent announcement of its partnership with Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) to provide CWT Telepresence, an enhanced offering to CWT’s clients that lets them access Tata Communications’ network of Cisco Telepresence suites around the world, the release added.