[Interoperability Issue]: MS Team and Google Meet

[redlobster111]

Hello,

I would like to inquire - if there are any plans moving forward to allow interoperability between MS Team and Google Meet? Take for example, one organization is running on Google Platform - therefore using Google Meet (platform) for their virtual conference calls. While another team organization is using MS platform, and therefore need to use MS Team for their virtual conference calls. 

Would there be a case - where both parties using their own individuals platform provider (MS Team, Google Meet) comes together to have a virtual calls together on their own platform. Thanks 

[icrew]

Are you talking about interoperability of meeting room hardware? Meet already works with a bunch of other vendors’ hardware—see https://support.google.com/a/answer/9039847 for all the details. 

If you’re talking about joining from the computer, I’m not sure I understand. Even though my org uses Meet and Zoom, I can easily join a Teams-based meeting using the Teams web client or the free Teams app from Microsoft. And the same is true for Meet—you don’t need to be a Google customer to participate in a Meet meeting. But maybe I’m misunderstanding?

Cheers,

Ian

[redlobster111]

Hello Ian, 

Sorry for the very late response and replies - as it's been a long whiles since I return back to this portal. But I think you misunderstood me.  Allow me to clarify my earlier question.

E.g.: Scenario #1

Company A - uses Google Workspace Platform

Company B - uses Microsoft 365 Platform

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when individuals from company A and company B make use of their respective office platform (Google Workspace and Microsoft 365), are they able communicate with each other using their respective platform? 

Illustration: 

Company A (Indivdual) sign into Google Workspace Account +

Company B (Individual) sign into MS 365 Account -> communicate virtually (virtual call, presentation and etc.) using the same meeting ID address.

Let me know if you requires further clarification. Thanks

[icrew]

To have a video call, participants from both companies will need to be joining the meeting using the same videoconferencing platform (Meet, Teams, Zoom, WebEx, whatever.)

But that’s entirely possible, either by admitting un-signed-in users as guests to the meeting, or having all participants set up an account with the chosen conferencing platform. For example, see the “existing email address” section of https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/27441?hl=en; or https://support.zoom.com/hc/en/article?id=zm_kb&sysparm_article=KB0061316; or https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/free

I hope that helps,

Ian