
Zoom Phone initially launched in the US and Canada in January 2019, and quickly expanded to Australia, the UK, Ireland, New Zealand and Puerto Rico. The cloud phone system will be as an add-on to Zoom’s platform, providing support for inbound and outbound calling with native public switched telephone network connectivity. For example, in Ireland it would apply to primary schools.Įarlier this month, the company launched Zoom Phone across Europe as demand for remote working and virtual communication continues to grow.

Now, teachers and schools can register to have this time limit lifted to give teachers greater flexibility with online learning sessions.Īccording to Zoom, the temporary lift applies to K-12 schools only, or each country’s equivalent. The video conferencing software company had already lifted the time limit on meetings in China and has now extended this to schools across a number of countries including Ireland, Canada, Germany and the UK.Ī free basic account normally entitles users to unlimited meetings for up to 100 participants for a maximum of 40 minutes. In the midst of global school closures and a swift move to online learning as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, Zoom has temporarily lifted the 40-minute meeting limit on free basic accounts for schools.

Video communications company Zoom has lifted the 40-minute time limit for schools to help online learning during the Covid-19 crisis.
