Empowering Public Service with Seamless Hybrid Collaboration
The London Borough of Tower Hamlets recognized the need to modernize its communication infrastructure to support hybrid working and enhance public engagement. Partnering with AVolution, they embarked on a project to upgrade their meeting spaces and digital signage systems, ensuring efficient communication both internally and with the public.
Client Requirements
Building a Future-Ready Town Hall with Hybrid AV Solutions
The Borough’s new landmark town hall in Whitechapel required an extensive set-up of audio visual technology across various spaces. The infrastructure had to support a hybrid meeting solution, integrating into their Office 365 ecosystem. The main requirement involved 15 spaces, a mix of Hybrid Meeting Rooms and Dedicated Space Meeting Rooms. These required varying numbers of 4K screens and Teams Panel door panels, depending on their size and function.
The AV solution had to accommodate Zoom to MS Teams invites, if necessary. Additional “nice-to-have” specifications included smart framing and speaker tracking, optimised audio and room-specific camera and networking configurations. There was an overarching requirement for a cloud-hosted digital signage system and a total of 27 display screens for communication purposes across the building. Lastly, we were asked to install 3 large screens in a committee room.
Our Solution
Smart Meeting Spaces. Simplified Control.
To meet Tower Hamlets’ requirements, we equipped small, medium, and large meeting rooms with consistent AV setups and a unified interface. Each room features a 75-inch Samsung screen and Yealink Teams Rooms solutions, including MCore mini-PCs, CPW90 wireless microphones, UVC86 cameras, MSpeak II speakers, and 54 MTouch panels with 1-Touch Join. Equipment placement varies by room size, with ceiling sensors linked to booking panels via Bluetooth. One small room includes a Yealink UVC40 video bar. For digital signage, 27 BrightSign media players connect via a central CMS cloud service, ensuring reliable and easy content management across the building.
Tower Hamlets
Hybrid by Design. Future-Ready by Choice.
The London Borough of Tower Hamlets are very happy with the end result because it brings along a number of benefits:
Enhanced Collaboration: The hybrid meeting solution based entirely on Microsoft Teams provides a seamless environment for employees to collaborate, regardless of their location. This promotes more efficient communication and decision-making within the Council.
High-Quality Communication: The equipment we chose for this project improves meeting efficiency and enhances participants’ understanding and engagement.
Consistent experience: The uniform design of AV equipment across small, medium and large meeting rooms allows for an adaptable and consistent user experience. Whether it’s a small team huddle or a large committee meeting, the technology can support a diverse range of meeting requirements.
Efficient Space Management: Room sensors sync with booking panels to detect occupancy, automatically freeing up spaces when vacated and reducing wasted, underused rooms.
Multi-platform Compatibility: The AV solution is not only optimised for Microsoft Teams but also could be set up to accept Zoom meeting invites, ensuring accessibility and connectivity for diverse external stakeholders.
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