Abstract
In 2020, we investigated the quality of online meetings to find out whether various video and audio degradations can affect end-users’ perception and experience. We collected a total of 542 questionnaires that were suitable for analysis. This paper uses the results to compare the Quality of Experience for three popular videoconferencing applications: Skype, Microsoft Teams, and Zoom. Due to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease 2019) and anti-epidemic measures, survey participants were all faced with using these applications daily, whether for work, attending lectures, or keeping in touch with friends and family. They rated their frustration level for specific quality degradations (e.g., blocking of the image or echo in the audio). The paper shows how the three applications compare to each other when different network performance degradation situations occur and how they affect the end user’s perception.
T. Šoštarić—Graduated with a masters’ degree.
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Hereinafter refered as Teams.
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Note that the distinction was made between Skype and Skype for Business.
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Matulin, M., Mrvelj, Š., Abramović, B., Šoštarić, T., Čejvan, M. (2021). User Quality of Experience Comparison Between Skype, Microsoft Teams and Zoom Videoconferencing Tools. In: Perakovic, D., Knapcikova, L. (eds) Future Access Enablers for Ubiquitous and Intelligent Infrastructures. FABULOUS 2021. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, vol 382. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-78459-1_22
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