MegaFon: Online conference

2020: Opening of free access for a month

On March 18, 2020 Megafon announced opening of free access to solutions for holding online conferences and webinars for the companies of small and medium business on the coming month. It will allow the companies to stay in touch with employees in a condition of a quarantine and forced transition to remote work.

Begin to use the platform for online video conference it is possible at once after connection. The service is available from any device without registration, she does not demand installation of additional software and will not increase load of technical specialists of the company. A system allows to connect to video conference up to 25 people once, to show on the screen of video and to save videos in the HD format for the subsequent viewing and downloading.

The platform for holding webinars allows to hold the video presentations, online lectures and seminars to Hdkachestve for audience up to 100 people who will be able to be connected to them through a vebbrauzer from any computer. The invitation to participation can be sent by the SMS. Possibilities of the platform are expected file sharing between participants, holding polls and votes.

We understand that the current situation is not standard for business. It is more difficult to small companies which had no need to implement technologies for remote work to adapt therefore we are ready to support business and we open free access to products which are most demanded. Their use will allow to rebuild quickly usual business processes and to build communication with employees and partners at this conjuncture,

To take advantage of the offer and to connect this solution, the acting clients of Megafon need to address the manager, – to leave the rest the request on the website. Specialists of the company are ready to advise representatives of business how most quickly to customize internal systems for work in the current conditions and what solutions can be used at the same time.

The cloud solution of Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) allowing to get remote access to a workplace of the employee and information systems of the company enjoys the greatest popularity. The main plus of VDI is the speed of deployment of virtual work places. All process of preparation of cloud infrastructure takes no more than three days specialists of Megafon, and the organization of secure access to jobs will take only several minutes.

Besides, to many companies, including public institutions, it is important to create quickly own hot line for building of communication with clients. MegaFon offers service "Star number". The short number with an asterisk is valid for a call from any region of Russia. It is easy to remember such number unlike traditional 11-unit performances, at the same time the call can be made from phone of any mobile operator.

2014: Start of service of online video conferences

On June 30, 2014 the MegaFon mobile operator provided to corporate clients service of online video conferences. Access to service was provided by the Russian developer of solutions in the field of video communications Mind and the innovation laboratory MegaLabs.

In April, 2014 the pilot project of MegaFon started in the Volga Federal District, and in June, 2014 the service became available in the Capital federal district – the branches of operator leading by the number of two subscribers.

The service Online conference allows to hold meetings, negotiations and the operational meetings with colleagues and partners online irrespective of the place of their stay. Users can participate in polls and votes, to communicate in a chat, to work jointly with documents, to write online actions.

Service is intended for the most different companies: from the enterprises of small and medium business to the large organizations having an extensive network of branches. Use of a video conferencing helps to increase management efficiency, to optimize business processes, to reduce costs and to improve communications with partners and clients. Besides, thanks to the technologies implemented in the solution Mind users of Online-konferention service will be able to perform video communication in ultrahigh quality 4K of Ultra HD. Online conferences is a browser solution that does service by a versatile tool of video communications. The service will help small and medium business to save time for the organization and charges for a meeting, to lower travel costs on branches. Now it is not necessary to fly to other city to carry out to hold the presentation of the new project to colleagues or to hold a conference - all this can be made directly from the working computer. It is possible to use service from any computer in high quality of audio delivery and video – up to 4K of Ultra HD thanks to use of WebRTC technology.

Among a great number of developers of video solutions MegaFon as the partner selected Mind as the company could offer optimal conditions of cooperation and high quality of services. The parties work on the White Label model that allows mobile operator to include products of the developer in a solution package under own brand. The Online-konferention service is provided using a cloud solution of Mind and does not require installation of additional software or hardware. Only the webcam and the computer connected to network are necessary for the organization of video communications. Participation in video conferences is available to users of different operating systems and mobile platforms.

"An opportunity always to stay in touch with employees and partners – guarantee of business performance. For these purposes, in addition to high-quality mobile communication and the high-speed Internet, MegaFon offers corporate clients today an opportunity to organize virtual negotiations and meetings in any place and at any time, – Mikhail Markov, the head Communications as a Service (CaaS), Cloud&IT notes MegaLabs companies. – Distinctive features of service of Online conference, as well as all our solutions for business clients, simplicity and convenience is. No additional hardware – only phone or the notebook which at the modern person always near at hand is required". "Video conferences become an integral part of modern business, and solutions for VKS are very demanded today. Therefore to us, certainly, cooperation with such large operator as MegaFon is important, – Alexey Korolyov, the CEO of Mind company notes. – The Russian telecom operators realize benefits from use of VIDEOCONFERENCING services: they have an opportunity to expand the available set of services and to offer the corporate customers advanced technologies in this segment. We are glad to sign the new agreement with MegaFon and we hope for expansion of geography of this project in the future".

Since January, 2015 any corporate user MegaFon by means of service of Online conference can organize video conference or a webinar directly from the personal computer. To use service it is necessary to connect to itself a packet "the Webinar. Light" or "Videosoveshchaniye. Light". For the first time technologies of a video conferencing became such available thanks to a possibility of daily tariffing. The service allows to use a lot of additional functions in the course of the meeting or a webinar, such as moderation, holding polls and votes, a chat, joint work with documents, a video of actions and many other things.

"For our clients of Online conference is an effective modern instrument of communications which allows to solve several business challenges at once. For example, to increase quality of management in the company, to reduce costs, to optimize project activity and to strengthen partner relation and clients. Main advantages of service is a low price, universality, ease of use and a possibility of instant connection. Distinctive feature of service is the possibility of carrying out video conferences without use of the special software or the equipment – practically any computer will approach – the director of corporate marketing of MegaFon company Nicolai Masur says".

It is possible to connect services in several clicks on the website Megafon or directly from the mobile phone by the special short number: * 505*5139# - Videosoveshchaniye. Light and * 505*5137# - the Webinar. Light. For convenience of corporate users, there is a service connectivity at offices of corporate service MegaFon or through the personal manager. The cost of service is only 25 rubles/day for a packet "Videosoveshchaniye. Light" and 50 rubles/day for a packet "the Webinar. Light". Payment of service is executed directly from the mobile account.

After connection of service the user is provided with the personal meeting room for holding webinars or video meetings. The user can broadcast any action on the website. The maximum number of participants in one video meeting – 10, in a webinar – 50. Service is popular in the most different companies, first of all for the enterprises of small and medium business.