Zoom aims to grow as an Indian company: Zoom Video Communications

New Delhi: In an era of video meet apps, Zoom which saw its popularity skyrocketed as the world observed social distancing is proactively identified, address and enhance the security and privacy capabilities of its platform, aiming to allay privacy and security fears in some quarters of the government and general public in India.

For the unified communication platform that has clocked 300 million daily users globally, India is an important market and the company has long-term plans for the country.

“Zoom wants to grow as an Indian company. We have global customers, India companies, government and individuals as part of our user base here. We also have employees and two data centres - one in Mumbai and other in Hyderabad,” Sameer Raje, India Head, Zoom Video Communications, told IANS in an interview.

“We have plans to grow our employee count in India and set up the right team who can cater to the market in the country,” he informed.

The company has already been working with various branches of the government in India e both central and state.

“Given how quickly our platform is adapting each day to better address all of these new users, we don’t want to speculate too much on what the future holds.

“For now, we’re focused on helping as many people and businesses as we can stay connected e whether hospitals, schools, financial institutions, governments or users looking to stay in touch with colleagues, friends and family,” Raje elaborated.

On April 12, the Cyber Coordination Centre (CCC) of the Ministry of Home Affairs warned in an advisory that the “secure use of Zoom meeting platform is for private individuals and not for use of government offices or official purposes”. (IANS)

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