Google is working with the USO to place HP Dimension with Google Beam, its 3D video calling system, in 20 USO locations around the world so deployed service members can talk with their families face to face in a lifelike way. Google announced the expansion on October 26, 2026, alongside a new docuseries about four military families.

What Google announced

Google says Beam builds a true-to-life 3D video connection, so a call feels like stepping into the same room. It captures body language and eye contact, which ordinary phone and video calls tend to flatten.

A pilot began earlier this year connecting families between Trzebień, Poland, and Fort Bliss, Texas. Google says the program is now growing to Grafenwöhr, Germany, and Fort Hood, Texas.

The docuseries was directed by military veteran and filmmaker Kyle Hausmann-Stokes. It follows four soldiers on deployment in Poland and shows moments such as a promotion celebration, a daughter reading stories aloud and a toddler practising first steps.

What the system is

Beam is sold as hardware from HP. According to Computerworld, the 65-inch Dimension display shows meeting participants at full size and includes the cameras, a 12-microphone array and LED lighting that the Beam software needs. Google Meet and Zoom are supported, and Beam currently handles one-to-one meetings, with group calls still experimental.

Computerworld puts the price of the system at $25,000, and says Google did not disclose hardware costs or software licence fees. That figure is a US dollar one as reported by the outlet, not a Canadian price.

Where you can get it

Computerworld reports that Beam is on sale in six countries at first: Canada, France, Germany, Japan, the UK and the US. Neither Google’s post nor that report gives a Canadian dollar price or a Canadian retailer, so Canadian buyers would need to ask HP or Google directly.

What it means for readers

The USO sites are a service for deployed members, not something a family can book from home, and Google does not say how access will be scheduled. For everyone else, the story is a useful look at how Beam works in real life, beyond office meetings. Businesses in Canada or the US that are curious can start with Google’s Beam page, which is linked from the announcement, and ask about pricing and licensing.

The docuseries itself is free to watch on Google’s channel.