Airtel plans to launch own video conferencing platform

Indian global telecommunications services company Bharti Airtel Ltd has planned to launch its own unified video conferencing service to tap the growing market for such platforms that already has players such as Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Google Hangouts and the latest JioMeet.

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Airtel’s video conferencing service will bolster Prime Minister’s Narendra Modi’s vision to create and develop domestic technology with the help of local startups and companies, and reduce dependency on foreign apps.

This follows the launch of rival Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd’s video conferencing service JioMeet on 1 July, which is free to use. Though the platform has drawn flak on social media for being starkly similar to Zoom, it has started gaining popularity among government officials.

The 15th Finance Commission reported to the commission exploring to change over to Jio Meet and that fully endorses the platform. The 15th Finance Commission is exploring to change over to Jio Meet for all its subsequent meetings and interactions.