TE Soft Client vs. counterparts from other vendors
Vendor
PC soft client
Mobile soft client
Huawei
TE Desktop (Windows)
TE Mobile for Android and iOS
Polycom
RealPresence Desktop for Windows and Mac
RealPresence Mobile for Android and iOS
Cisco Jabber for PC version
Cisco Jabber for mobile version (Android and iOS)
Client for LifeSize UVC ClearSea: Windows and
Mac OS X
Client for LifeSize UVC ClearSea:
Mobile Devices (Android and iOS)
PCMT (Windows)
MVC (iOS)
ZTE
T100w
T100i
Vidyo
VidyoDesktop™ (Windows/Mac/Linux)
VidyoMobile™ (Android, iOS)
Cisco
LifeSize
Kedacom
Cisco soft client network application and configuration quotation
Scenario 1: Large network with over 50
users
Scenario 2： Small network with less than
50 users
Intranet
Extranet
Network configuration and quotation
Typical configuration
item
Quotation or not
Soft client
Download for free
TMS
Purchase registration
license
VCS Control
Purchase non-traversal
concurrent calls
VCS EXPRESSWAY
Purchase concurrent
calls for firewall
traversal
MCU
Quantity of RMX ports
Network configuration
Firewall Traversal
Authentication
Bandwidth
Mgmt
Call Control
Presence
Server
FindMe
Movi and Device
Provisioning
Typical configuration item
Quotation or not
Soft client
Download for free
TMS
Purchase users’
registration license
SPE (VCS Control & VCS
EXPRESSWAY)
Purchase concurrent
call license
MCU
Quantity of RMX
ports
Cisco soft client price includes cost of license for soft client registrations with TMS, license for VCS concurrent calling, and MCU ports.
Competitive analysis — compare with Cisco soft client
Huawei
Countering strategy
and countermeasure
Cisco
Model
name
TE Desktop
TE Mobile
Jabber video (Movi)
Jabber for Mobile
Platform
Windows XP, 7, 8
Android, iOS
Windows, Mac
Android, iOS
Architecture
SIP
SIP
H.323 ,SIP
SIP
Video
standard
H.264 HP
H.264 HP
H.264
H.264
Video
format
720p30
VGA
1080p30, 720p
iPad: 448p decode, 360p encode
Content
standard
BFCP
BFCP
BFCP, H.239
N/A
Content
format
Up to 720p10
Up to 720p5
？
Not supported
AAC-LD
G.711, G.729, G.722.1, G722.1.C
English
iPhone, Android: English; iPad: multiple
languages
LDAP directory synchronization, online
status display
H.460
Audio
standard
Language
Others
G.711/G.722/G.729AB/ G.711/G.722/G.729AB
iLBC
/iLBC
English, Chinese
English, Chinese
Tolerated packet loss up to 20%, online status
display
Countering strategies:
① Android-based
smartphones and
iPhones support
English only, which
is not convenient in
China
② iPhone, Android do
not support video
③ Jabber for Mobile
does not support
content
Polycom soft client network and configuration quotation
DMA Server
VBP firewall traversal
device (optional)
Network configuration
RealPresence
Mobile
M100
RealPresence Desktop
Typical
configuration
item
Quotation
Soft client
Charge for RP Desktop version is charged, mobile version
can be downloaded and installed free of charge
RPRM
Soft client registration license
DMA
User registration license, concurrent call control license
RPAD/VBP
RPAD concurrent call license/VBP traversal control license
MCU
Quantity of RMX ports
Polycom soft client price includes purchasing costs of soft client registration license, DMA concurrent call license and RMX ports.
Competitive analysis — compared with Polycom soft clients
Huawei
Countering Strategy
and Countermeasure
Polycom
Model
name
TE Desktop
TE Mobile
RealPresence Desktop
Platform
Windows XP, 7, 8
Android, iOS
Windows, Mac
Architecture
SIP
SIP
H.323, SIP
Video
standard
H.264 HP
H.264 HP
H.264HP, H.264 SVC
Video
format
720p30
VGA
720p30
Content
standard
BFCP
BFCP
BFCP, H.239
Content
format
Up to 720p10
Up to 720p5
Up to 720p5
Up to 720p5
Audio
standard
G.711/G.722/G.729AB/
iLBC
G.711/G.722/G.729AB/
iLBC
G.711A/G.711U/G.722.1/G722.1C
G.711A/G.711U/G.722.1/G.722.1C
Language
Others
English, Chinese
English, Chinese
Tolerated packet loss up to 20%, firewall traversal
through SIP proxy, online status display
Chinese, English, French, Russian,
Japanese, Spanish, Portuguese,
German, Korean
LDAP/H.350 global directory
synchronization
H.460 firewall traversal
RealPresence Mobile (M500)
Android (supports
Motorola/HTC/Samsung), iOS (iPhone 4s, Countering strategy:
① Android version
iPAD 2)
supports English
H.323, SIP
only, which is not
convenient in China
② Polycom Android
H.264
version supports
specific model,
Up to 720p30 (NVIDIA Tegra 2 Pad only)
resulting in poor
adaptability, which is
not good for
BFCP, H.239
customer investment
Android supports English only; iOS
supports languages on desktop
Microsoft AD global directory
synchronization
H.460 firewall traversal
Countermeasure:
① Huawei’s next
version will support
Mac platform, global
directory
synchronization
LifeSize soft client ClearSea solution
Network Configuration
Typical configuration
UVC ClearSea
Quotation
Soft client concurrent license based on 5 ports
Firewall traversal
(optional)
UVC Transit, including server and client price
MCU
UVC MultiPoint ports
Lifesize’s soft client price includes purchasing costs of concurrent call licenses and additional MCU ports.
Competitive analysis — compared with LifeSize soft client
Huawei
Countering Strategy and
countermeasure
LifeSize
Model name
TE Desktop
TE Mobile
UVC ClearSea PC
UVC ClearSea Mobile
Platform
Windows XP, 7, 8
Android, iOS
Windows, Mac
Android, iOS
Architecture
SIP
SIP
H323, SIP
H.323, SIP
Video
standard
H.264 HP
H.264 HP
H.264, H.263+, H.263
H.264
Video format
720p30
VGA
1080p @ 30 fps decode
Up to 720p30
Content
protocol
BFCP
BFCP
H.239 presentation
H.239 presentation
Content
Up to 720p10
Up to 720p5
Up to 1,280 x 768
？
Audio
standard
Language
Others
G.711/G.722/G.729AB/ G.711/G.722/G.729AB
G.722.1C/G.722.1/G.711 μ-law, A-law
iLBC
/iLBC
English, Chinese
English, Chinese
Tolerated packet loss up to 20%, firewall
traversal through SIP proxy, online status
display
G.711A/G.711U
English, Russian, German, Spanish,
French, Italian, Simplified Chinese,
Traditional Chinese, Japanese, and
Korean
?
LDAP global directory synchronization,
local conference recording
LDAP global directory
synchronization, AES
encryption
Countering Strategy:
①
ClearSea soft client
doesn’t support BFCP
content
②
LifeSize doesn’t support
TLS/SRTP encryption
Kedacom soft client solution — PCMT/MVC soft client
Register with MVC access server
(public network IP)
3G
Intranet
Extranet
Network
Firewall
Video conference platform
KDV8000A requires
configuring proxy board.
Load MVC to connect to
server program.
KDV8000H enables the
proxy function and loads
MVC to connect to server
program.
Network configuration
Typical configuration
Quotation
Soft client price
Charged based on PC and mobile version, no tiered
price
Register with MVC access
server (Intranet IP)
Wi-Fi (Intranet)
Kedacom soft client quotation
MVC
Mobile video conferencing endpoint
3,000RMB
Suite
KDV-PCMT
PC video conferencing endpoint
3,000RMB
Suite
Quantity of KDV series MCU ports
MCU
Add T.120 board on KDV8000A
KDV8000A-T.120
T.120 data conference server board 80,000 RMB Piece
Competitive analysis — compared with Kedacom
Huawei
Countering Strategy and
Countermeasure
Kedacom
Model name
TE Desktop
TE Mobile
PCMT
MVC
Platform
Windows XP, 7, 8
Android, iOS
Windows
iOS 4.0 and above
Architecture
SIP
SIP
H.323, SIP
H.323
Video
standard
H.264 HP
H.264 HP
H.264
H.264
Video format
720p30
VGA
1080p @ 30 fps decoding
720p @ 30 fps encoding
CIF
Content
protocol
BFCP
BFCP
H.239, desktop sharing
H.239
Content
Up to 720p10
Up to 720p5
Up to 720p5
XGA decode 5 fps
Audio
standard
Language
Others
G.711, G.722, G.722.1
G.711/G.722/G.729AB/i G.711/G.722/G.729AB/
AC/Polycom® Siren14TM, G.723.1,
LBC
iLBC
G.728, G.729, MP3
English, Chinese
English, Chinese
Chinese
T.120 data conference function,
data collaboration such as
Tolerated packet loss up to 20%, firewall traversal
application sharing, file transfer and
through SIP proxy, online status display
electronic whiteboard during a
conference
G.711A/G.711U/G.722.1C
Chinese
Countering strategies:
① MVC doesn’t support Android
system
② MVC supports low resolution
up to CIF
③ Doesn’t support mainstream
SIP calls
Countermeasure:
① The converged conference
2.0 solution now being
planned can compete with
T.120 data conference
function
Vidyo soft client solution
Soft Client Network Configuration
Typical configuration
Quotation
Soft client access license
Manage license according to concurrent
calls
MCU (VidyoRouter)
Quantity of MCU ports
Gateway (VidyoGateway)
Gateway that comes with Vidyo MCU
Competitive analysis — compared with Vidyo soft clients
Huawei
Vidyo
Countering Strategy
Model name
TE Desktop
TE Mobile
VidyoDesktop™
VidyoMobile™
Platform
Windows XP, 7, 8
Android, iOS
Windows/Mac/Linux
Android 3.0 and above, iOS 4.0 and above
Architecture
Video
standard
SIP
SIP
Private standard
Private standard
H.264 HP
H.264 HP
H.264 SVC
H.264 SVC
360p encoding, 720p decoding
H.239
Video format
720p30
VGA
Up to 2,880 x 1,800 pixels @ 60 fps
(decoding)
720p @ 30 fps encoding
Content
standard
BFCP
BFCP
H.239
Content
Up to 720p10
Up to 720p5
Audio
standard
Language
Others
WXGA (1,280 x 800)
Receive only
G.711/G.722/G.729AB/ G.711/G.722/G.729AB
SPEEX wideband audio (above 32 kHZ) SPEEX wideband audio (32 kHZ above)
iLBC
/iLBC
English and Chinese
English and Chinese
Tolerated packet loss up to 20%, firewall
traversal through SIP proxy, online status
display
Multiple languages, including Chinese
and English
？
STUN & ICE firewall traversal
？
① Additional gateways
are required to
interoperate with
standard H.323 or
SIP endpoints