Revolabs®, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Yamaha Corporation, announced
today that it worked with Summit Public Schools — one of the nation’s foremost
public charter schools, with ten schools across California and Washington — to solve
the poor-quality audio that prevented the school’s faculty and leadership team from
successfully meeting via its videoconferencing solution. Deploying the Yamaha YVC-
1000 conference phone throughout many locations, Summit Public Schools was able
to resolve the audio issues and achieve its vision for a system that would offer a
successful remote collaborative environment.

“Our old conference phone just wasn’t reliable. The quality was horrible, echo was
coming off the system, and it was constantly shutting off when it was turned up too
loud,” said Bryant Wong, CTO, Summit Public Schools. “All these issues were
inhibiting the ability of my teachers and leadership to meet and collaborate
effectively. The YVC-1000 delivers the high-quality audio I expect and provides a
better experience that’s consistent and reliable.”

With the help of IT solutions provider Virtual Graffiti, the school initially brought in
the Yamaha YVC-1000 for a test run. Both the simplicity and the quality of the
conference phone amazed everyone at the first meeting. It took very little
instruction to get the device up and running; they just plugged it in and it was ready
to go. The phone picked up voices clearly and the audio was loud so everyone in the
room could hear. It provided a better experience for everyone, in every location,
including one with an acoustically challenging concrete wall, where they noticed a
massive improvement.

Having had such a successful 30-day trial, Summit Public Schools bought additional
units to replace the old conference phones. The Yamaha YVC-1000 has given the
organization peace of mind and allowed the leadership team to resume its high-
impact, collaborative meetings that are a large contributor to the school’s immense
success. Today, the video conferencing rooms are in use eight to 12 times a day
across the school’s many buildings, with meetings lasting anywhere from 30
minutes to three or four hours. Additional units have been purchased and are being
deployed in multiple locations across the nation, expanding Wong’s collaboration
vision even further.

A USB- and Bluetooth®-enabled conference phone, the Yamaha YVC-1000 features
a separate microphone and speaker unit ideal for video conferencing solutions. The
speaker can be placed close to the video display so that audio and video from the
remote location blend naturally, while the microphone is placed near the in-room
participants for the best pick up of their voices. Up to five microphone units can be
daisy-chained together for larger meeting spaces. At the touch of a button, the unit
is automatically tuned to optimize the audio for current room conditions.

For more on the Summit Public Schools story, visit revolabs.com/summit.