The FCT FCCN Unit's service, which allows videoconferencing sessions to be held, whether in the classroom, events or meetings, has seen a growth trend in the number of minutes, participants and sessions held in the first four months of 2021, compared to the previous year.
The impact of online academic activities on the Colibri service
During the first four months of 2020, the Colibri service saw a significant increase in usage. During this same period, due to its strategic importance for remote learning activities, this FCCN Unit service consolidated its infrastructure front-end and reinforced licensing in 1111%.
A year later, these developments have resulted in a sustained increase in the service's usage metrics. Through analysis of usage data for the first four months of 2021, there is a significant growth trend in terms of the number of minutes, participants and sessions held.
Compared to the same period last year, it recorded an increase of 420% in the total number of minutes relating to meetings and webinars, surpassing the 1.8 billion minute mark. As for the number of sessions, this increase was fixed at 393%, having been carried out, over the last four months, around 1.85 million events and meetings using this service.
This increase also corresponds to a significant increase in the total number of participants. While approximately 7 million users attended sessions during the first four months of 2020, in 2021, that number more than tripled, reaching around 26 million. This growth of 263% is explained, in part, by the approximately 19 thousand new users registered in the same period.
These figures demonstrate the key role of this service at the FCT FCCN Unit in the context of distance learning. In an interview published in July 2020, the manager of the FCCN Unit's Video Technical Service, Nelson Schäller, highlighted the importance of the service in replacing face-to-face classes: “the Colibri service has become increasingly popular as a tool to support distance learning, to address isolation, maintain teaching activities and bring people together now through teleworking.”
You can track updated usage data for this and other services on the website. FCCN and for more information and user manuals, visit the website Colibri.
