uLektz develops video communications solution for live online classes in partnership with Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise

uLektz, an education technology Software-as-a-Service start-up, today announced the launch of uLektzMeet.com, a live online lecturing platform in partnership with Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise, a leading provider of communications, networking and cloud solutions tailored to customers′ industries.

The platform addresses the growing need for an engaging virtual classroom as India advances its digital economy. uLektz Meet is being launched as one of the products of uLektz Suite of software applications that are seamlessly integrated and provide one-stop solution for all the needs of higher education. uLektz Meet is exclusively designed to provide an interactive and engaging online education experience. The platform offers easy integration with learning management systems (LMSs), and provides several education-centric features and functionalities such as single-click invites to an entire class, automated students attendance marking, lectures recording, storage and access via an eLibrary, group chat, file and screen sharing, Hand Raise function, etc.

uLektz Meet can be accessed via laptops, desktops and smartphones using the web-browser, with no software download required. It can be accessed even with low Internet bandwidth. Additionally, the uLektz Meet mobile application is also available for Android devices.

The uLektz Meet is offered in two editions - Basic Edition (Free for lifetime) and Premium Edition (Rs 300 per host per month) both the editions have the same set of features and functionalities, except the limitations in the number of participants in a meeting.

With free Basic Edition, a host/teacher can conduct an online class (meeting) with a maximum of three participants/students. Whereas, with the paid Premium Edition, a host/teacher can conduct an online class with a maximum of 120 participants/students.

"Since the emergence of COVID-19, there has been an increasing demand for video conferencing solutions to conduct live online classes. Though there are many video conferencing solutions available in the market, they are generic, business-centric or very expensive. To provide an education-centric video communication solution that is secured, reliable and cost-effective, we partnered with Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise and designed uLektzMeet exclusively for Indian education market," said Sadiq Sait MS, Founder and CEO of uLektz.