India’s JioMeet takes on Zoom

RELIANCE has launched a video conferencing app, Jio Meet, as it challenges rival Zoom in India.

JioMeet supports high definition audio and video call quality with up to 100 participants. Unlike Zoom, it does not impose a 40-minute time limit – calls can go on as long as 24 hours, and all meetings are encrypted and password-protected, the company said.

It is available across Android, iOS, Windows, macOS and web, it added.

While Reliance provides the facility free of charge, Zoom charges $15 (£12) per month ($180/£144 per year) for meetings of more than 40 minutes.

The app has already seen more than 500,000 downloads on the Google Play Store and iOS.

It allows national and international seminars as well as hosting of cultural and social events.

Unlike Zoom, JioMeet users can switch from one device to another without dropping out of the call. It allows nine active participants on a single mobile screen whereas Zoom allows only four.