CDN77 plans to launch a public Media over QUIC (MoQ) offering following the stabilization of the IETF standard, which is expected by the end of 2026. The protocol aims to replace HTTP request/response models with a publish/subscribe architecture to improve latency and efficiency for interactive social and user-generated content.
The transition to a publish/subscribe architecture eliminates the latency overhead inherent in traditional HTTP segment requests, offering a standardized alternative to proprietary low-latency protocols. By embedding data addressability directly into intermediate relays, the protocol allows CDNs to cache and fan out live streams more efficiently than WebRTC, which remains expensive to scale for mass audiences. While traditional broadcasters running HLS or DASH at higher latency thresholds face integration churn, real-time platforms will see immediate infrastructure consolidation. Moving forward, the industry must watch for the official release of MoQ plugins in OBS and FFmpeg pull requests to signal production readiness.
CDN77 plans to deploy Media over QUIC (MoQ) following the IETF's expected protocol stabilization in late 2026. By replacing traditional HTTP request/response loops with a publish/subscribe model, this architecture enables continuous server-side data streams, significantly reducing latency and unifying the live streaming stack from encoder ingest to client playout.
CDN77 expects to launch its public Media over QUIC deployment within months of the IETF finalizing the protocol standard, which is currently projected for the end of 2026.
Media over QUIC replaces traditional HTTP request/response loops with a publish/subscribe model, shifting media delivery from segment requests to continuous server-side data streams.
Initial commercial adoption will target interactive social media and user-generated content, while conventional streaming with over five seconds of latency will continue to use HLS and DASH.
The architecture eliminates latency overhead from HTTP segment requests, unifies the live streaming stack, and allows CDNs to cache and fan out live streams more efficiently than WebRTC.
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