How to estimate the price of video conference system?

How to estimate the price of video conference system?

[Video conferencing] Building a set of video conferencing requires a relatively large budget, which depends not only on what investments the client has made, but also on the actual needs of the client. Generally speaking, it is divided into the following costs:

1. Investment budget for basic conditions:

The so-called basic conditions, mainly refers to two aspects: one is the network environment, such as everyone in the conference room using video conferencing system for remote meetings, then the need for bandwidth may be higher; if the use of computers for remote meetings, then the need for bandwidth may be lower. The second is the conference room environment, if the video conferencing system is used in the conference room (especially in the case of many people), then the conference room decoration costs, audio costs, video transmission. Out devices (such as projectors, plasma screens, etc.) should also be included.

2. the investment budget of the system itself: video conferencing software.

Video conferencing systems vary greatly in budget according to customer needs, especially in terms of hardware and software levels. Generally speaking, the investment cost of the system is divided into:

(1) procurement costs for video conferencing servers:

Video conferencing servers, called multipoint control units (MCUs) in the industry, are used to handle more than two remote meetings for audio and video and other data transmission. The price of this device is determined according to the number of concurrent users, such as 4 users, 8 users, 16 users, etc.

(2) the cost of video conference terminal equipment:

Video conferencing terminals vary in type, with conference room products (usually hardware), PC desktop products (usually software), and the cost is determined by the number of devices and the price of the selected equipment. For example, in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, four places to choose conference room products, assuming each product 40,000 yuan, or 160,000.

The above two are the cost of the system.

3. engineering and maintenance costs:

Because the system conference system involves installation and other issues in the project, a part of the project costs, generally speaking, nationwide door-to-door installation, the cost of 12-15% of the system costs; the province-wide door-to-door installation, the cost of 8-12% of the system costs. [recording and broadcasting system]

To sum up, we can draw a formula for calculating the investment budget of a video conference system.

One time investment:

Total Project Investment = Network Environment Construction Cost + Conference Room Decoration Cost + System Equipment Cost * Project Cost Percentage