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| screenshot of jioMeet Platform |
The video conferencing platform can
support calls with up to 100 participants. Jio Platforms is the holding company
of Indian telco Reliance Jio and has over 388 million subscribers.
support calls with up to 100 participants. Jio Platforms is the holding company
of Indian telco Reliance Jio and has over 388 million subscribers.
Jio Platforms launched its own
platform for video conferencing, JioMeet, to compete against Zoom, Teams, and
Google Meet.
platform for video conferencing, JioMeet, to compete against Zoom, Teams, and
Google Meet.
The new platform for video
conferencing allows users to make an unlimited number of calls in 720p, and
each call can support up to 100 at a time.
conferencing allows users to make an unlimited number of calls in 720p, and
each call can support up to 100 at a time.
Also, JioMeet allows all calls last up
to 24 hours. Comparatively, Google Meet offers all users the ability to host
calls up to 24 hours through September 30, but after that date these calls will
be limited to 60 minutes for free users, and free user-hosted Zoom group calls
can only last up to 40 minutes.
to 24 hours. Comparatively, Google Meet offers all users the ability to host
calls up to 24 hours through September 30, but after that date these calls will
be limited to 60 minutes for free users, and free user-hosted Zoom group calls
can only last up to 40 minutes.
Currently, JioMeet has no paid plans
so both personal and corporate users have access to the same features,
according to the terms and conditions of the application on its website.
so both personal and corporate users have access to the same features,
according to the terms and conditions of the application on its website.
Other features in JioMeet include
allowing hosts to keep a meeting open even if left, protecting passwords for
meetings, sharing the screen, scheduled meetings, and waiting rooms to ensure
participants are unable to enter a meeting without permission.
allowing hosts to keep a meeting open even if left, protecting passwords for
meetings, sharing the screen, scheduled meetings, and waiting rooms to ensure
participants are unable to enter a meeting without permission.
JioMeet is available for use through
the browsers Chrome and Firefox, and can be added via a plugin to Outlook. It’s
also available on macOS, Windows, iOS and Android as a standalone app.
the browsers Chrome and Firefox, and can be added via a plugin to Outlook. It’s
also available on macOS, Windows, iOS and Android as a standalone app.
Jio Platforms added that the platform
for video conferencing could be used on laptops, desktops, mobile devices and
legacy video devices.
for video conferencing could be used on laptops, desktops, mobile devices and
legacy video devices.
Following the launch of JioMeet,
Reliance Industries — the holding company of Jio Platforms — shortly after
announced it had received a ₹1,894.50 crore investment from Intel for a 0.39% equity
stake in Jio Platforms on a fully diluted basis.
Reliance Industries — the holding company of Jio Platforms — shortly after
announced it had received a ₹1,894.50 crore investment from Intel for a 0.39% equity
stake in Jio Platforms on a fully diluted basis.
“Jio Platforms’ focus on using
its impressive engineering capabilities to bring low-cost digital services to
India aligns with Intel’s goal of delivering life-enriching, breakthrough
technology.
its impressive engineering capabilities to bring low-cost digital services to
India aligns with Intel’s goal of delivering life-enriching, breakthrough
technology.
We believe that digital access and
data can transform business and society for the better, “said Wendell
Brooks, President of Intel Capital.
data can transform business and society for the better, “said Wendell
Brooks, President of Intel Capital.
Intel Capital said it invested in Jio
Platforms as it believes the company will grow technology areas like cloud
computing, artificial intelligence, and 5G.
Platforms as it believes the company will grow technology areas like cloud
computing, artificial intelligence, and 5G.
Since the beginning of May, Reliance
Industries has introduced a total investment amount of about ₹117,588.45 crore with the Intel investment. Intel
Capital joins a long list of companies that have invested in Jio
Platforms-including Facebook, Silverlake, and KKR among others.
Industries has introduced a total investment amount of about ₹117,588.45 crore with the Intel investment. Intel
Capital joins a long list of companies that have invested in Jio
Platforms-including Facebook, Silverlake, and KKR among others.
At the end of 2019, Reliance Jio,
owned by Jio Platforms, reported accruing 370 million subscribers; with an
average monthly expenditure per user of ₹128 or $1.67.
owned by Jio Platforms, reported accruing 370 million subscribers; with an
average monthly expenditure per user of ₹128 or $1.67.
