VQ’s Monthly News – February 2026

Advanced Conferencing Center, Cisco Live and tackling the European sovereignty challenge.

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• 1 February 2026
• 3min read

The VQ Communications team had an incredible time at Cisco Live in Amsterdam! One theme stood out across conversations with customers and partners: sovereignty.

Organizations across Europe are increasingly reassessing where their video data is processed, how it is managed, and which jurisdiction applies. We spent much of the event discussing what this shift means for maintaining operational control in the ever-complex collaboration landscape.

This month’s newsletter reflects that focus, from new capabilities designed for mission-critical Cisco Meeting Server deployments to our latest insights on sovereign video conferencing..

Say hello to the Advanced Conferencing Center (ACC)

This month, we officially announced the Advanced Conferencing Center (ACC) – a powerful new capability within VQ Conference Manager designed to support complex, high-stakes conferencing deployments – coming soon in VQ Conference Manager 4.8.

ACC enables organizations to manage sophisticated conferencing scenarios with greater flexibility, including:

• Multi-room and multi-session conferencing workflows
• Operator-led and managed meeting control
• Centralized management of large-scale, multi-CMS deployments
• Enhanced resilience for mission-critical calls

Read the full announcement

You can also download an overview of ACC’s functionality

Cisco Live TV: Sovereignty, risk & the path to control

At Cisco Live, VQ Communications CEO Giles Adams joined Cisco Live TV to discuss digital sovereignty in video conferencing, and why sovereignty is not binary, but a spectrum of control.

The panel explored how AI capabilities, including transcription and meeting summaries, can be securely delivered within sovereign and even air-gapped environments.

As regulations across Europe continue to evolve, organizations are increasingly seeking options across the full control spectrum, from secure cloud deployments to fully air-gapped architectures.

European sovereignty: What you need to know

Sovereignty remains one of the most critical collaboration topics across Europe, as organizations reassess jurisdictional exposure and reliance on foreign cloud infrastructure.

In our latest blog, we provide a clear snapshot of the European landscape, including:

1. Why sovereignty is becoming a baseline requirement
2. The key risks driving the shift toward controlled architectures
3. What organizations should consider in 2026 and beyond

Read the full blog

Migrating from Cisco TMS: Why move to DMA?

With Cisco TMS approaching end of support in under a year’s time, organizations still relying on it should already be actively evaluating their next steps.

To support this transition, we’ve published a new guide outlining the top five benefits of migrating from Cisco TMS to our Device Management & Automation (DMA) platform.

Read the full blog