Holographic Subspace Communications Room

With the advent of holographic communications in the late 24th Century, more and more Federation ships and stations have had this new technology installed. Holocommunications allows peoples to talk to each other as if in person, by projecting a holographic representation of themselves. This also allows more interaction between one or more parties. This is typically accomplished by projectors installed in the deck at select locations, such as a ship's Bridge or a station's Operations Center, although it can be achieved anywhere there is a holoemitter available.

Space stations and certain classes of large ships have entire rooms dedicated to holocommunications, which can be divided into smaller cubicles for person-to-person contact or expanded to include large conferences. Because holocommunications require far more power than standard subspace signals, they are not considered cost-efficient and are used sparingly, especially on ships. It is also more susceptible to transmission lag over great distances. This technology, however, continues to evolve and may someday be the primary means of electronic communication in the future.

Operations or, if available Communications, will be in charge of operating and maintaining these systems.