In a traditional point-to-point video conference parties are connected very simply. One person calls the other, either their phone number or other means (such as an IP address if contacting through TCP/IP networks). With multipoint videoconferencing this has all changed. Now rather than a party connecting directly to another, multiple parties (and the number of involved parties can be quite large) come into communication through dialing a Multipoint Control Unit (MCU) also popularly known as a bridge.

New developments in multipoint technology have greatly increased the power of multipoint videoconferencing. In fact many multipoint control units have the capability to take on dozens if not more multiple parties at once as well as allow interaction between parties using multiple platforms and multiple network systems (for example, using both ISDN and TCP/IP networks to contact the MCU). This exciting new technology is bringing multipoint videoconferencing into a new era.

Also bringing multipoint videoconferencing into a new era are some of the newest developments in multipoint wireless technology. This allows multiple parties to come into contact with each other all through a shared point, but this time without the wires. We are living at the dawn of the wireless age and multipoint wireless technologies are the wave of the future.

When you log onto a video public chat room or get hooked up through a web based video conference from an online dating web site, chances are strong that you are using multipoint videoconferencing technology without even realizing it. While some web sites still utilize point-to-point access, generally all connections are routed through a single (or number of) bridges allowing for simple and free-flowing multipoint contact.

This means that when you log onto a video public chat room you are going to be able to see and hear any number of different people all in real time. All of you are connecting in through the same multipoint control unit which you are accessing through the Internet. Multipoint videoconferencing is at the very heart of the web based videoconferencing revolution.

Videoconferencing technology is revolutionizing the way that we look at online dating and online matchmaking. With the newest in videoconferencing technologies we can now get connected with singles and potential compatible matches faster and more powerfully than we ever could before. It is truly amazing stuff and is making online dating and online matchmaking all the more powerful.

With the development of multipoint wireless technologies, we hope the day will come when wired communications are no longer required at all. All communication shall be done wirelessly, including videoconferencing.

Multipoint videoconferencing makes online video public chat rooms possible. There are already several of them in existence. These are at the forefront of the new revolution in online dating. You don't want to get left behind. Get online and get hooked up with web based videoconferencing. You're online love life will never be the same again.