Russian Ministry of Construction Switched to Domestic Video Conferencing and PBX
HighTech-Integration, SATEL and IVA Technologies have finished the creation of a digital platform for unified communications for the Ministry of Construction of the Russian Federation. The Ministry ordered a unified communication environment to ensure effective workplace interaction. It was supposed to fully replace the previous solution built on Avaya products, since the company had gone out of business in Russia. During the project, the IVA MCU video conferencing system and the PBX network based on RTU platform were integrated.
As part of the planned activities for the project implementation, special attention was paid to several aspects. It was necessary to ensure seamless integration of RTU platform (developed by SATEL) with the IVA MCU video conferencing services (developed by IVA Technologies), as well as uninterrupted performance for the users of the telephone network of the Ministry of Construction of the Russian Federation. Since the previously existing PBX remained functioning until the new solution was fully ready for commissioning, the transition to the RTU platform was unnoticed by the departments of the Ministry.
«RTU unified communication platform is a multi-component solution that can be used to deliver a wide range of communications services. Possible options include voice assistants and chatbots, a messenger for various online communications, groupware, speech recognition solutions, etc. Such multifunctionality maximally expands the scope of RTU application, ” says Roman Romanov, Deputy General Director for Development at SATEL. «In addition, RTU quickly adapts to a customer’s IT landscape, therefore, in this project we managed to modernize telephone networks while maintaining the continuous operation of the previously existing telephone exchange, which was of particular importance for the Russian Ministry of Construction.»
At the stage of commissioning, SATEL technical staff paid special attention to checking the readiness of all infrastructure components. After successful integration of the PBX into the customer’s network, it became possible to create and configure user accounts and customer features. At the current stage, up to 700 users can be connected to the PBX. Given the flexible scalability of the RTU platform, in the future it is possible to increase the number of users up to 200 thousand.
The IVA MCU video conferencing platform is designed for full-fledged secure interaction in a unified interface, providing video and audio calls, messaging (messenger) and document transfer, and video conferencing with an additional set of multi-user functions. All extensive function set of the system is available to its users through the unified IVA Connect client, which can run on mobile devices and PCs (including those running Russian OS). IVA MCU has a virtually unlimited scalability reserve, is not demanding on communication channels and the performance of end devices, which can be either PCs (Windows, MacOS, Astra Linux) or mobile devices (Android, iOS and Aurora).
«Domestic video conferencing platforms have not differed in maturity from foreign solutions for quite some time now. Their use does not impose any functional restrictions on users at all, while ensuring effective internal and external communication, ” says Maxim Smirnov, Deputy General Director of IVA Technologies. «IVA MCU video conferencing system seamlessly integrates with products from other vendors, so the comprehensive solution created for the Russian Ministry of Construction is a single platform for unified communication, which, despite its modular structure, has a common control center and totally compatible services.»
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Ministry of Construction, Housing and Utilities of the Russian Federation (Minstroy of Russia) is a federal executive body that elaborates and implements state policy and legal regulation in the field of construction, architecture, urban development, housing and utilities, provides public services, and manages state property in the relevant area.
IVA Technologies (IVKS LLC) is a Russian manufacturer of innovative IT solutions for a modern digital infrastructure. Established in 2017. The flagship solution of IVA Technologies is the IVA MCU unified communication video conferencing software server designed for full-fledged secure interaction via video conferencing and the IVA Connect corporate client. The system is endowed with a virtually unlimited scalability and is not demanding on communication channels or the performance of end devices, which can be PCs, tablets or smartphones. Other IVA Technologies products include IVA IP phones, IVA CV automatic face recognition system, and IVA S/W mobile underwater wireless radio complex unrivaled throughout the world.
SATEL is a leading IT company operating in the digital and infocommunication technologies market since 1995. The company specializes in integration projects for the development of IT infrastructure, in the development of customized software solutions and business applications, as well as the creation and implementation of a digital transformation strategy. The company’s clients include both major business entities and government agencies: the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, Russian Railways, MTS, Lukoil, Gazprom Neft, Rostelecom, etc.