What's changing
For select Google Workspace editions*, we're pleased to announce that the Google Meet ultra-low latency viewing experience for live streamed meetings will now support up to 100,000 viewers. This gives organisations the flexibility to reach a wider audience with improved user experience at lower bandwidth consumption. In order to receive the ultra-low latency experience, no more than 25,000 viewers can be connected to a single regional data centre at a time.
Who's impacted
Admins and end users
Why it's important
Live streaming is a critical tool for large audiences, such as town-halls or keynote events. Increasing support for the low-latency live streaming experience from 25,000 viewers to 100,000 users helps our customers reach a wider audience, while their users benefit from several functional and quality improvements, such as:
A virtually lag-free experienceSignificantly increased speaker video resolution (up to 720p per speaker)Shared content and presentations shown up to 2880x1800Improved automatic camera cuts that focus on the most relevant speakers & content Audience interaction through emoji reactions, polls and Q&A, and more.
Additional details
Enterprise Content Delivery Network (eCDN) for Google Meet
If large groups of your audience are connecting from a single network location or a shared gateway, you may benefit from using eCDN for Meet to get full media quality with substantial network bandwidth savings. For more information on eCDN, see this post on the Workspace Updates blog and visit our Help Center.
Viewers can now join ultra-low latency live streams from Google Meet room hardware
The Google Meet ultra-low latency viewing experience for live streamed meetings is now available also from Google Meet room hardware. Live streaming is a critical tool for large audiences, such as town-halls or keynote events. Support for room hardware means that users can join and watch live streams together in smaller or larger groups. To view a live stream via Google Meet hardware, invite the room to a view-only calendar event granted that your host has allowed guests to modify events. When the event is about to start, the live stream will be visible with its name as an upcoming event in the room agenda. Join the live stream by tapping it on the touch screen.
Meeting hosts and meeting organisers can invite rooms directly in view-only calendar events - visit the Help Center to learn more about live streaming a video meeting. If the calendar event is locked for editing, individual users can also duplicate the event and create their own view-only copy with the rooms they want to add as viewing locations. Visit the Help Centre to learn more about viewing a live stream.
Getting started
Admins: There is no action required - the increased viewer limit will be applied automatically for those customers with an eligible Google Workspace edition*.Check out the latest on the Workspace Updates blog and visit our Help Centre to learn more about configuring eCDN and hosting large live streams and preparing your network for meetings and live streams.
End users: There is no end user action required. Live stream hosts with an eligible licence can start to invite larger audiences to their live-streamed meetings with a regional spread across data centres.
Rollout pace
Rapid and Scheduled Release domains: Available now.
Availability
Available to Google Workspace Enterprise Plus, Education Plus, and Enterprise Essentials Plus customers*
*Note: The ultra-low latency live streaming experience is rolling out at a slower pace for some customers. Once you receive the experience, you'll be able to take advantage of these updates.
