{"id":18217,"date":"2024-10-06T03:09:29","date_gmt":"2024-10-05T21:39:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesofpowerandvoice.com\/?p=18217"},"modified":"2024-10-06T03:09:31","modified_gmt":"2024-10-05T21:39:31","slug":"zoom-phone-now-available-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesofpowerandvoice.com\/?p=18217","title":{"rendered":"Zoom Phone Now Available in India"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em><strong>Multinational organizations and businesses can now have access to Zoom India\u2019s first cloud phone solution licensed by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) India<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pune\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u2014<strong>\u00a0<u><a href=\"http:\/\/zoom.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Zoom Video Communications, Inc.<\/a><\/u>\u00a0(NASDAQ: ZM)\u00a0<\/strong>announced\u00a0the launch of its industry-leading Zoom Phone in India, commencing with the availability of Zoom Phone service with native India phone numbers in the Maharashtra Telecom Circle (Pune). Zoom Phone brings multinational corporations (MNCs) with a domestic presence and homegrown companies unrivaled simplicity and modern functionality to their distributed hybrid workforce, as well as global native coverage in 50 countries and territories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The native phone number support will be available starting with the Maharashtra Telecom Circle (Pune), followed by Karnataka (Bangalore), Tamil Nadu (Chennai), Andhra Pradesh (Hyderabad), Mumbai and Delhi telecom circles, covering all the major technology centers in India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zoom India&nbsp;received&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/investors.zoom.us\/news-releases\/news-release-details\/government-india-grants-pan-india-unified-licenses-zoom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the Unified License with Access&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/investors.zoom.us\/news-releases\/news-release-details\/government-india-grants-pan-india-unified-licenses-zoom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u2014<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/investors.zoom.us\/news-releases\/news-release-details\/government-india-grants-pan-india-unified-licenses-zoom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;All\/PAN India and Long Distance<\/a>&nbsp;licenses from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Government of India, in April 2023. Thereafter, Zoom&nbsp;India&nbsp;focused on establishing its dedicated domestic infrastructure for Zoom Phone in India and complying with regulatory requirements. This effort enables&nbsp;Zoom to lead the industry with the launch of the first-of-its-kind licensed cloud&nbsp;private branch exchange&nbsp;(PBX) service bundled with local phone numbers for India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cZoom\u2019s cloud PBX service meets the requirements of India\u2019s Unified Telecom license which requires building the dedicated local interconnection infrastructure in accordance with the regulatory requirements. This demonstrates Zoom\u2019s commitment to bringing a trusted service that our customers want,\u201d said&nbsp;<strong>Velchamy Sankarlingam, president of product and engineering, Zoom.<\/strong>&nbsp;\u201cGlobally, Zoom Phone saw continued expansion in the market, amassing five Zoom Phone customers with 100k+ seats in Q1 FY25<a href=\"https:\/\/mail.google.com\/mail\/u\/0\/#m_-7467086716554775287_m_6170016721562855479_m_1250139422537034637__ftn1\"><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/a>,&nbsp; demonstrating our customers\u2019 trust in Zoom for critical employee and customer experience processes. Our latest offering reaffirms Zoom\u2019s leadership in delivering seamless cloud services on a global scale, enhanced by local investments to help ensure compliance and service excellence in every market, including India.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With an intuitive and familiar interface, Zoom Phone offers reliable, secure, and flexible voice communication features that seamlessly integrate with Zoom Workplace, the company\u2019s open collaboration platform with Zoom AI Companion.&nbsp;Zoom Phone provides local telephony services&nbsp;and is available as an add-on to Zoom&#8217;s existing paid customers. With support for inbound and outbound calling through the public switched telephone network (PSTN), enterprise customers can seamlessly replace their existing PBX solution and consolidate their business communication requirements into one platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are excited to bring Zoom Phone to India, first rolling it out in the Maharashtra Telecom Circle (Pune), empowering multinational enterprises and homegrown companies of all sizes to support dynamic workstyles, improve employee engagement, and elevate the customer experience,\u201d said&nbsp;<strong>Sameer Raje, general manager and head of India &amp; SAARC region, Zoom<\/strong>. \u201cThe launch of Zoom Phone marks a significant milestone in Zoom\u2019s commitment to the Indian market. This achievement represents our dedication to delivering a reliable collaboration platform that powers limitless human connection and solves real business problems for our customers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to its comprehensive features, Zoom Phone is now boosted with AI Companion capabilities to enhance call productivity. Users can request post-call summaries and next steps, allowing them to focus on conversations instead of taking notes. Voicemail prioritization elevates urgent messages, moving them to the top of the queue, while voicemail task extraction delivers tasks from voicemails, helping users understand the next steps without listening to every message. Zoom Phone integrates with leading business applications, contact center partners, and hardware providers, offering an all-in-one collaboration platform for MNCs with a domestic presence and businesses of all sizes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe availability of Zoom Phone is timely, reflecting the trend of strong demand for Unified Communications as a Service solutions integrated with telephony in India. By offering a single platform with enterprise-class features, Zoom Phone addresses the growing modern collaboration needs of local companies and global businesses with presence in India as they look to unify their employee and customer communication channels with a solid foundation in voice,\u201d said&nbsp;<strong>Krishna Baidya, senior industry director, Frost &amp; Sullivan<\/strong>. \u201cIn addition to streamlining communications with one platform, Zoom Phone stands out with its scalability, security, and user-friendly interface.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Multinational organizations and businesses can now have access to Zoom India\u2019s first cloud phone solution licensed by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) India Pune\u00a0\u00a0\u2014\u00a0Zoom Video Communications, Inc.\u00a0(NASDAQ: ZM)\u00a0announced\u00a0the launch of its industry-leading Zoom Phone in India, commencing with the availability of Zoom Phone service with native India phone numbers in the Maharashtra Telecom Circle (Pune). 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