Worldwide mobile video collaboration is expected to grow over 20 times over the next five years from the present user base of less than half a million, according to a report from Strategy Analytics.
According to the report, the mobile video collaboration applications are showing signs of larger acceptance in the enterprises, driven by the adoption of bring your own device (BYOD) policies.
Video chat services like FaceTime and Skype has laid the foundation of mobile video collaboration which is now being adopted in corporates.
According to the report, the policies have allowed highly capable mobile devices to increase among the workforces across all levels of the enterprise.
Strategy Analytics Mobility director Kevin Burden said that the support for mobile devices is becoming a core component of enterprise video collaboration application on the market and enterprises are clear on how improvements in communication are wins for worker productivity and work flow efficiency.
"Enterprises will need to prepare for the impact that such a resource intensive application will have on its infrastructure and budget which will undoubtedly include optimizing WiFi network capacity and corporate liable data plans," Burden added.
