International Bank, London: Microsoft Teams Room Boardroom on Cisco

A 12-seat Cisco Microsoft Teams Room boardroom for an international bank in London, installed in two days with every cable concealed in the walls.

Corporate

Completed August 2026

Project leadDavid Corker, Technical Sales Director

Project Overview

An international bank in London needed its newly refurbished 12-seat boardroom ready for Microsoft Teams meetings and simple laptop presenting, without spoiling the new finish. Strive AV designed and installed a Cisco Room Kit EQ with Quad Camera running Microsoft Teams Rooms natively, so meetings start from the Teams interface on the Cisco touch panel. Two Cisco microphone arrays cover all 12 seats, dual Samsung 65 inch displays show content and remote participants side by side, and a single USB-C cable at the table handles laptop presenting and charging. Every cable was run inside the walls and the equipment sits in a 9U rack in the creden…

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The Challenge

The bank needed a reliable Microsoft Teams Room for a newly refurbished boardroom seating 12. Users had to be able to join Teams meetings with one touch and present from their own laptops without adapters. Because the room had just been refurbished, nothing could be left on show. Cables had to run inside the walls, the equipment had to be housed within the room's own furniture, and the work had to be finished quickly with minimal disruption to the surrounding floor.

Key Requirements

•Microsoft Teams Room for a 12-seat boardroom, with one-touch join
•Simple laptop presenting over a single USB-C cable
•Clear audio pickup for every seat
•Concealed, through-wall cabling to protect the newly refurbished room
•Installation completed quickly with minimal disruption

The Solution

Strive AV specified a Cisco Room Kit EQ with Quad Camera, set up in native Microsoft Teams Rooms mode (Teams Rooms on Android). The Quad Camera frames and tracks whoever is speaking, and the room runs the standard Teams Rooms interface on the Cisco touch panel. Two Cisco Microphone Arrays give even audio pickup across all 12 seats, with a Cisco Catalyst CS1200 switch connecting the system. Two Samsung QB65C 65 inch 4K displays show content and far-end participants together. A Bluestream UEX 3 USB-C extender and Dell USB-C charger give a single cable at the table for presenting and charging. All cabling was run through the walls and the electronics are housed in a Smart Tech 9U rack inside the credenza. The full installation was completed in two days on site.

Featured Solution

Native Microsoft Teams Room on Cisco

Cisco Room Kit EQ with Quad Camera runs Teams Rooms natively, with speaker tracking and the Teams interface on the touch panel.

Dual 65 inch Displays

Two Samsung QB65C 4K displays show content and remote participants side by side to all 12 seats.

Hidden Install

Through-wall cabling and a 9U rack inside the credenza keep the refurbished room clean.

Products used

Cisco Room Kit EQ with Quad Camera
Cisco video conferencing system with Quad Camera, running Microsoft Teams Rooms natively.
Cisco Microphone Array (CS-MIC-ARRAY-TS)
Ceiling or table microphone array for clear audio pickup across the boardroom.
Cisco Catalyst CS1200 network switch
Managed network switch supporting reliable connectivity for the video conferencing system.
Samsung 65" QB65C display
65-inch 4K commercial display for content and far-end participant visibility.
Bluestream UEX 3 USB-C extender kit
USB-C extension kit for straightforward laptop presenting.
Dell USB-C charger
USB-C charger for powering laptops during meetings.
Smart Tech 9U rack
9U equipment rack for neatly housing AV hardware within the room.