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What is LINE Planet

LINE Planet is a cloud-based real-time communications platform as a service (CPaaS) that helps you build a voice and video call environment. With LINE Planet, you can integrate call features into your service at minimum cost.

Why LINE Planet?​

Typically, a service uses a combination of technology stacks in various domains. Among such services, VoIP is a technical field that enables real-time communication such as 1-to-1 calls and group calls (conferences), which is not easy to implement without experienced VoIP developers.

LINE Planet is a platform that handles this challenging task for you. LINE Planet lets you add voice and video call capabilities to your service without investing in real-time communications infrastructure.

Experience the following advantages of LINE Planet.

  • Multiple internet data centers (IDCs) for multiple countries
  • Real-time control through configuration
  • Analysis of audio, video, and call quality
  • Analysis of network characteristics in various countries
  • Service operation such as network configuration to maintain the best call quality

Years of experience​

Real-time communication services are affected by numerous factors such as network, terminal device, environment, and traffic volume. The LINE Planet team has been operating a real-time call service since the launch of LINE Free Call in 2011. LINE Planet incorporates all the experiences of LINE VoIP development and operation.

Easy implementation of call features​

LINE Planet helps people with no knowledge or experience in voice and video communication to make a first call on their service within a day. Platform-specific SDKs and APIs make this possible.

Custom development​

LINE Planet provides unique features to meet the service requirements of various fields. Based on the core technology of voice and video calls, you can implement a service that suits your needs.

Key features​

LINE Planet provides 1-to-1 calls and group calls with audio and video.

1-to-1 call​

  • Supported platforms and environments
    • Android, iOS, macOS, Windows, and web (Chrome, Chromium-based browsers)
    • Beta: Flutter, tvOS, Safari (iOS, macOS), and mobile Chrome
  • End-to-end encryption (E2EE)
  • Audio and video recording
  • High audio quality in FHD (frequency range up to 20 kHz)
  • Video quality from QVGA to FHD
  • Data channel for data transmission
  • FHD screen share
  • Voice Quality Enhancement (VQE) including automatic gain control (AGC), acoustic echo cancellation (AEC), and noise suppression (NS)
  • Various configurations for application requirements

Group call​

  • Supported platforms and environments
    • Android, iOS, macOS, Windows, and web (Chrome, Chromium-based browsers)
    • Beta: tvOS, Safari (iOS, macOS), and mobile Chrome
  • Maximum 10,000 participants in one room
  • High audio quality in FHD (frequency range up to 20 kHz)
  • Video quality from QVGA to FHD
  • Scalable Video Coding (SVC) streaming
  • Data channel for data transmission
  • FHD screen share
  • VQE including AGC, AEC, and NS
  • Various configurations for application requirements
  • Subgroup feature
  • Connectivity for video conferencing devices
Tip

Refer to the function table for all functions of LINE Planet.

Use cases​

LINE Planet can be used in a variety of applications, providing opportunities for new business models and new user experiences for connected services.

Use caseDescriptionKey functions
Online educationLINE Planet provides video calling capabilities to implement a virtual classroom for contactless education, allowing students and teachers to communicate and collaborate as if they were face-to-face.

Students and teachers can view educational materials together through screen share. If group activities are required, students can be divided into subgroups within one video call.
  • Group call
  • Screen share
  • Subgroup
Remote workEmployees working remotely can share each other's screens and increase productivity through voice, video, and other features.

For interpreted meetings, you can use the subgroup feature for seamless interpreted meetings.

LINE Planet also provides connectivity with video conferencing devices to support meetings with external vendors or participants in multiple locations.
  • 1-to-1 call
  • Group call
  • Screen share
  • Subgroup
Social/CommunityYou can increase user engagement with real-time, high-quality audio calls. Users can set up topic-based rooms or voice broadcasts.

You can use video to provide video communication for social services such as dating and affinity group.
  • 1-to-1 call
  • Group call
Game/MetaversePlayers can use voice for communication, which is the most important part in cooperative or competitive playing. Players can use their hands and eyes to focus on the game's operation, while communicating with their voices.

In addition, noise suppression technology using machine learning has been applied, so that the voices of game participants can be heard more clearly.
  • Group call
Delivery/MobilityIn delivery or shared transportation services, you can set up calls between orderers and delivery riders or between passengers and drivers. They can use voice and video to achieve their exact purposes.

For 1-to-1 calls, recording is supported, which can be used as a reference for customer services in case of disputes.
  • 1-to-1 call
  • Recording
  • Call start message
Expert consultationYou can securely implement remote consultation services with experts in various fields such as medical, legal, and psychological fields without disclosing personal information.
  • 1-to-1 call
  • Call start message