Google Beam: Revolutionizing 3D Teleconferencing in 2025
Google announced at Google I/O 2025 the rebranding of its 3D video conferencing platform, Project Starline, to Google Beam. The platform is set to launch later in 2025, bringing immersive telepresence to early customers like Deloitte, Salesforce, Citadel, NEC, and Duolingo.
Google Beam will be available through Google's partnership with HP and will integrate with Google Meet and other popular video conferencing services like Zoom.
How Google Beam Works
Google Beam utilizes a sophisticated combination of hardware and software. A six-camera array and custom light field display create a realistic 3D representation of participants. An AI model processes video from the cameras, converting it into a 3D rendering, enabling users to converse as if they were in the same room.
The platform boasts near-perfect millimeter-level head tracking and smooth 60-frames-per-second video streaming. When used with Google Meet, Beam offers AI-powered real-time speech translation that preserves the speaker's voice, tone, and expressions.
“The result is a very natural and deeply immersive conversational experience,” stated Google CEO Sundar Pichai.
Addressing the Demand for 3D Teleconferencing
With many businesses returning to in-office work, the demand for solutions like Google Beam, initially targeted towards hybrid work environments, remains to be seen. However, Google believes Beam's potential extends to office-to-office virtual conferences. In 2023, over 100 companies, including WeWork and T-Mobile, tested prototype versions of the technology.
Google is collaborating with channel partners such as Diversified and AVI-SPL, as well as Zoom, to bring Google Beam to organizations worldwide.
Learn more about Google's announcements at Google I/O 2025 and the previous coverage of Project Starline.
