Video Conferencing Services

Multimedia Systems Lab of National Informatics Centre, one of the Pioneers in the field of Multimedia Technology and Applications, Was established in September 1992 with the vision of providing low cost Multimedia solutions to the Indian multimedia market. This Lab has been reorganized as Multimedia Engineering and Facilities Division or Videoconferencing Division to provide & maintain NIC Videoconferencing Service. The division also has the following areas of responsibilities. Basic Technology development leading to the creation of facilities, hardware, system software, interface electronics, interface software and standardization on all aspects of Multimedia Communication, Interactive Multimedia, Videoconferencing, and Interactive TV. In the field of Videoconferencing since 1995, the technical expertise of this Division is unmatched in the country. It has also setup a network of 490 Videoconferencing sites over NICNET located at various cities all over India. This network runs on high-speed satellite highway of NIC called NICNET.