MicrosoftEvidence: Medium50/100

Agora: Azure OpenAI in Foundry Tools for real-time multilingual experiences

Agora, a global leader in real-time audio and video communication technology, used Microsoft Azure AI and cloud services to support international expansion and real-time multilingual communication. The company combined Azure OpenAI in Foundry Tools, Azure Speech in Foundry Tools, and GitHub Copilot to improve low-latency translation, customer interaction experiences, and product iteration.

Organization
Agora
Industry
Tech & Comms
Location
China
Published
June 2026

Reported outcomes

200 countries and regions

countries and regions servedAdoption & scale

140 languageslanguages supported

Strategic outcomes

Market & geographic expansionExpanded global service coverageSpeed & agilityShorter product iteration cyclesInnovation & cultureReached GAAP profitability
Why do we believe this?Outcome claims, sources, and evidence checks

Normalized claim

Languages supported: 140 languages increase

Microsoft Customer StoriesJun 14, 2026Customer storyExplicit claimMedium evidence strength

With Azure Speech Services for speech-to-text and text-to-speech, Agora achieved accurate real-time translation in over 140 languages, greatly enhancing cross-border communication.

Normalized claim

Countries and regions served: 200 countries and regions increase

Microsoft Customer StoriesJun 14, 2026Customer storyExplicit claimMedium evidence strength

The global cloud infrastructure and network optimization provided by Microsoft reduced end-to-end latency to milliseconds, ensuring stable and smooth real-time interaction for users worldwide.

Why do we believe this deployment?Customer identity, provider attribution, maturity, and source checks
Customer
Agora
Provider
Microsoft
Maturity
Unknown

No explicit deployment-stage evidence found.

Customer identity supportedSource describes one deploymentMaturity evidence evaluated

Primary read

Use case focus

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  • 2Planning automation
  • International expansion required compliant, secure real-time translation across many countries and regions.
  • Agora needed low-latency multilingual interaction and faster AI-enabled product iteration without costly in-house model development.
  • Built a secure real-time audio and video communication network on Microsoft Azure.
  • Integrated Azure Speech in Foundry Tools for speech-to-text and text-to-speech translation, Azure OpenAI in Foundry Tools for multimodal customer interaction, and GitHub Copilot across the software development lifecycle.
  • Delivered real-time translation in over 140 languages with low latency.
  • Expanded service coverage from 80 to over 200 countries and regions, improved end-to-end latency to milliseconds, and recorded GAAP profitability in 2024.
Architecture

Agora built a global real-time communication network on Microsoft Azure. Azure Speech in Foundry Tools provided real-time speech translation, Azure OpenAI in Foundry Tools enhanced multimodal customer interaction experiences, and GitHub Copilot accelerated development. The Azure global cloud infrastructure underpinned secure storage, compliance, stability, and low-latency delivery across regions.

Sources & evidence1
Evidence: Medium50/100Evidence strength
  • Customer explicitly identified
  • Primary source available
  • Quantified outcome available
  • Technical implementation details available
Type: Customer StoryPublished: Jun 14, 2026Publisher: MicrosoftEvidence: PrimaryConfidence: High

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