MTN unveils ePresence International

MTN Nigeria has launched the international aspect of its electronic presence (ePresence).

Disclosing this, the Chief Enterprise Solutions Officer (CESO), Mr. Babatunde Osho said that this means that customers could now do business beyond borders in a cost effective manner using this platform.

According to him, on March 9, 2010, MTN had introduced ePresence in collaboration with Cisco Telepresence to offer this service in-country.

This, he said, was the first of its kind in the sub-Saharan Africa, which was named MTN ePresence.

“We are glad to say that organizations can now set up meetings with their international business partner and colleagues, have medical consultations and hold training sessions with people in locations across the world just as they would, if they were in the same room,” he said.

Mr. Osho said that MTN Business is excited and proud to offer this service in partnership with Cisco and Tata Communications as well as Resourcery, which owns telepresence public rooms in major cities across the world such as China, New York, London, Dubai and India to name a few.

He outlined some of the features of this unique offer to comprise that MTN ePresence now offers a data sharing facility, which allows customers using the service to view presentations and other documents at the same time in all locations on separate screens during the sessions.

Also, he said that MTN ePresence could now be installed in various offices at client’s premises and not just their boardrooms.

This, he said is through a cost efficient model which consists of smaller screens and simpler installation requirements.

“This means C-level executives can meet with their counterparts, business partners across the world from the comfort and convenience of their offices,” he said.

Additionally, he said MTN ePresence scheduling website portal is now accessible to all customers, hence customers could schedule meetings by themselves at their convenience and easily make payments using their credit cards and other means.

“This makes it faster and less dependent on any third parties,” Osho said.

He maintained that innovation is the competitive edge in today’s telecom industry and MTN has gained a new perspective with the introduction of MTN ePresence international as customers could now meet business partners overseas without the need to having or securing a travel visa.

Remmy Nweke

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