Security News > 2021 > October > Matrix for the masses platform Element One goes live: $5 a month with WhatsApp, Signal, Telegram bridges

Element, which makes Matrix-based communications and collaboration tools, has launched a consumer-oriented version of its messaging platform, complete with bridges for WhatsApp, Signal and Telegram.

Over the months it has introduced supported bridging tech to allow enterprise users to message users on other platforms such as Slack, Teams and WhatsApp.

The company's new product - Element One - effectively bundles three of the bridges that EMS reckons will appeal most to consumers - WhatsApp, Signal and Telegram - into a $5-a-month package.

If it's a bridged service he's running, then it's just messages, invitations and attachments permitted for the time being.

Lewis noted the inherent bridging challenge: "What we're fighting against here is the siloing nature of the different companies."

The other challenge is the downside of bridging, which will be all too familiar to Element users of old.

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