Hike now allows voice calls with 100 people at a time!

Now with the tap of a single button, you can connect to more than 50 people in one call. Hike Messenger has launched the free group calling with a facility of connecting up with 100 people at a time.

The calling feature will work over 4G and Wi-Fi to begin with. It will be currently available on Android, while iOS and Windows will be followed by end of the year.

Hike Messenger is being headed by Kavin Mittal, son of telecom czar Sunil Mittal.

"It's simple. No more pins, no more dial in numbers and no more putting people on hold. Making a group call has never been this easy," founder and CEO Kavin Mittal said.

With the introduction of group calling, Hike has also dropped the beta tag on VoIP (voice over Internet) officially rolling out the feature.

Consumers can get this feature by upgrading to the latest version of Hike, which is available on the Google Play Store starting today.

The company said group calling has been launched keeping in mind the needs of students and families who love to chat in groups as well as small executive teams whose job demands being in sync with their large teams while on the move.

Launched in December 2012, Hike has over 35 million users and has raised $ 86 million from Tiger Global and BSB till date.

Meanwhile, voice calling through over-the-top (OTT) players has been a subject of debate between telecom operators and internet companies.

The Department of Telecom (DoT) in its report on net neutrality has proposed to bring voice calls offered by OTT players under its regulation, a move opposed by supporters of net neutrality.

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