Real-Time Communications Framework

GÉANT and NORDUnet jointly ran the EU-level tender to provide unmanaged (on-premise) and hybrid-managed video conferencing and real-time communications to National Research & Education Networks (NRENs) and their institutions.

All vendors were required to fulfill these mandatory technical requirements:

Clientless access
VC room connectors
Multi-tenancy
SAML2 WebSSO
Standard-based API
Hardware-agnostic
Recording option
Professional services/software support

The framework includes only licenses for software products and support, and includes no hardware or end-user devices. On-premise hardware and/or virtual infrastructure must be provided by users.

Features and pricing can be seen on the Wiki (federated access required).

MVC

MVC is a provider and integrator of complete Unified Communication and Collaboration (UCC) solutions. Its portfolio includes consulting, conception and

Kinly

Kinly is a Dutch-based provider of Pexip and Qumu solutions. Kinly offers a suite of end-to-end video conferencing services –

Other real-time communications services

wire

Wire provides a secure collaboration solution for businesses, academia and organizations that ensures information stays safe across all communication methods, including messaging, file

eduOER

A service that supports access to multimedia content across multiple repositories. The focus in Open Education Resources continues to be

eduCONF

A toolset for an effective pan-European videoconference infrastructure, including tools for locating, validating and certifying rooms, managing and monitoring a

Rendez-Vous

Rendez-Vous is the multi-party video conferencing tool developed by the French NREN RENATER. It is simple to use, does not