Google is set to launch embedded bi-directional interoperability on Meet devices and Zoom Rooms later this year.
It means that Zoom Rooms users will be able to join Google Meet meetings, and Google Meet devices will be able to join Zoom Meetings.
According to Google, this will be possible directly from a Zoom Room or a Google Meet device calendar “with the touch of a single button” or by entering a meeting code.
As two of the most prominent organisations within the UC and collaboration industry, Google states that the aim is to make communication between users of different platforms more accessible.
Dave Citron, Director of Product, Google Workspace, commented: “In the hybrid workplace, organisations are struggling to connect their conference rooms to customers, partners, or colleagues in different organisations due to platform interoperability challenges.
“To help overcome this, we’ve been working with our partners to give customers as much flexibility as possible to connect with people within and outside their networks.
“Last year, we launched bi-directional interoperability between Cisco Webex devices and Google Meet devices.
“We continue our support of Pexip for Google Meet so users can seamlessly join Meet meetings from a wide range of third-party video conferencing solutions.”
A Google Cloud blog states that at launch, Zoom interop will be supported on all ChromeOS-based Meet devices, with the company confirming that support for additional products will be available over time.
Google Meet interop will be supported on all Zoom Rooms across all platforms from the launch date, which is yet to be confirmed.
IT administrators can turn on interop for registers devices within their organisations and allow trusted devices to join cross-platform calls with ease.
Earlier this year, Zoom announced a new partnership with Microsoft to create interoperability between their video conferencing applications using Direct Guest Join.
Direct Guest Join allows Zoom Rooms and Microsoft Teams users to call into each other’s video platforms without needing to purchase additional licenses or third-party services.
