Video Bars
A video bar puts the camera, microphones and speakers of a meeting room into one device that mounts above or below the display and connects to a room PC or a visitor's laptop over a single cable. For most small and medium rooms it is the fastest route to a working hybrid space, because it removes the separate camera, speakerphone and cabling from the design.
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Bars are sized by room. A unit built for a huddle space will not cover a boardroom table, and a large-room bar in a small space frames people too widely. Compare the field of view against the room's width, the microphone pickup distance against the furthest seat, and whether the bar auto-frames or tracks whoever is speaking. Then decide how it will run: as a USB peripheral for visiting devices, or paired with a controller and a dedicated room account on a fixed platform. Plan the mounting early, since the bar usually shares the wall or trolley with the display.
Video bars here are listed under Logitech, MAXHUB, Yealink, Barco, Angekis and Prestigio.
For a quotation, give the room dimensions and seating count, the conferencing platform, whether the room is BYOD or dedicated, and how many rooms are in scope.