World Bank Chooses Science Dynamics' VFX-250S Frame Relay Access Device for Global Videoconferencing Solution

Strategic Insights -

The World Bank, a leading provider of development assistance, has selected Science Dynamics' VFX-250S Frame Relay Access Device to integrate videoconferencing capabilities into its remote sites over an existing Frame Relay infrastructure. This innovative solution enables the World Bank to share bandwidth on an "as needed" basis, ensuring efficient and effective communications with worldwide organizations. Science Dynamics' technology, combined with Cisco's MC3810 multiservice platform, has provided the World Bank with a cost-effective and flexible solution for global multimedia communications.

Key Takeaways:

  • The World Bank has chosen Science Dynamics' VFX-250S Frame Relay Access Device to integrate videoconferencing capabilities into its remote sites over an existing Frame Relay infrastructure.
  • The solution enables two-way live videoconferencing to take place over standard Frame Relay networks.
  • The technology allows the bank to share bandwidth on an "as needed" basis, ensuring efficient and effective communications with worldwide organizations.
  • The World Bank's network has demonstrated the viability of using Frame Relay networks for the transmission of videoconferencing in addition to voice and data.
  • The solution has provided a cost-effective and flexible use of the bandwidth, with low cost of deployment and optimal running costs.
  • The Partnership involved Science Dynamics, Cisco Systems, PictureTel, and NEC Business Network Solutions Inc.
  • The World Bank has 85 branches that plan to use this technology in the future.

Statistics:

  • The World Bank has over 100 developing countries as its clients.
  • 85 World Bank branches plan to use this technology in the future.
  • The solution uses Frame Relay networks for the transmission of videoconferencing, voice, and data.
  • The cost of deployment was a key element in the World Bank's decision to choose this solution.

Sources:

  • "The choice of Science Dynamics' leading VFX-250S Frame Relay Access Device to seamlessly integrate Videoconferencing to its remote sites over an existing Frame Relay infrastructure." - Business Wire, March 15, 1999
  • "The use of Science Dynamics' VFX-250S, Video FRAD, enabled us to seamlessly integrate Videoconferencing to remote branches over the existing Frame Relay infrastructure." - Hajrudin O. Beca, head of Videoconferencing Services at the World Bank Group, cited in Business Wire, March 15, 1999
  • "The Network Integration division of NEC Business Network Solutions Inc. was responsible for the integration of the network." - Business Wire, March 15, 1999