A live stream lives or dies on the delivery layer. This category tracks multi-CDN strategy, edge compute, origin caching, HTTP/3 and QUIC, low-latency HLS and DASH, and the performance monitoring tools that catch problems before viewers do.
This article from 100ms provides a buying guide to help users navigate the video call API landscape. It compares various video API providers including Agora, Twilio, Jitsi, Zoom, and 100ms. The guide aims to assist companies in choosing the best video call API for their specific needs.
The article provides a guide on server-side considerations for WebRTC infrastructure, detailing various architectural approaches and technical factors. It aims to help users understand how to choose and implement the right server-side solution for their WebRTC-based applications.
This article serves as a beginner's guide to HLS (HTTP Live Streaming), explaining what it is, how it works, and its importance for building livestreams. It targets an audience looking to understand the fundamentals of this video delivery protocol.
The article from 100ms provides an explanation of the ICE (Interactive Connectivity Establishment) protocol, detailing how it optimizes online communication to enable efficient peer-to-peer connections. It describes ICE's mechanisms for traversing Network Address Translators (NATs) and firewalls to establish connectivity. The content aims to be understood by all expertise levels regarding its impact and functionality in real-time communication.
The article from 100ms.live provides a tutorial on integrating WebRTC into WebView for building live mobile applications. It covers implementation across Android, iOS, and Flutter platforms. This technical guide focuses on enabling live video communication capabilities within mobile app environments using JavaScript.
This article provides a technical guide on how to integrate and use WebRTC technology within a Flutter application. It focuses on implementing real-time audio-video communication capabilities using these tools. The content is instructional, demonstrating practical steps for developers.
100ms published a tutorial demonstrating how to build a voice and video calling application similar to Skype using their React SDK. The guide walks developers through implementing real-time communication features with the 100ms platform.
100ms published an article comparing three live video streaming protocols: RTMP, WebRTC, and HLS. The comparison aims to help users determine which protocol best suits their application needs.
This article from 100ms provides a comparison between WebRTC and WebSocket real-time communication protocols. It outlines the key differences between the two and discusses their suitable applications in web development. The piece aims to guide developers on choosing the appropriate protocol for their specific needs.
100ms published a tutorial detailing how to build a basic 1-to-1 WebRTC video chat application using Python and React.js. The article provides instructions for developing the server-side logic with Python and the client-side interface with React.
The article provides an in-depth explanation of the Session Description Protocol (SDP), detailing its historical context and fundamental role in multimedia communication. It specifically highlights SDP's significance in facilitating SIP and RTSP signaling for establishing media sessions. This technical overview clarifies how SDP functions as a structured text format for negotiating media streams.
The article provides an introduction to low latency streaming using HLS. It aims to explain how quickly HLS can deliver video to users and whether low latency streaming is achievable with this protocol.
100ms published a blog post detailing how they implemented local audio streaming on Android devices. This technical guide explains their approach to enabling social audio room applications to share device audio using WebRTC.
100ms highlights the security and privacy features of its live video infrastructure, emphasizing encrypted calls, robust data privacy policies, and compliant infrastructure. This positions video calling built on their platform as secure and private.
Ookla reports that Starlink serves as a viable alternative for home broadband in areas of Europe where terrestrial networks have coverage gaps. This highlights Starlink's role in providing internet connectivity solutions in underserved regions.
China Mobile International (CMI) is developing a new submarine cable route to connect land-based cables in Central Asia with the subsea cable network in Hong Kong. This initiative aims to establish a new gateway for data transmission in the region.
Anti-piracy technology is currently being trialed at the Roland-Garros French tennis open, according to a report from Arcom - Fr. The testing began on May 18th and will continue through the tournament's final match. This trial focuses on new anti-piracy solutions within a live sports streaming environment.
Big Blue Marble has launched its Nakolos platform, a new end-to-end 5G Broadcast solution. This platform is reportedly the first worldwide to fully implement the feature set introduced with 3GPP Release 19. Collaborators in this achievement include bitstem, TRedess, and SYES.
AWS has designed and begun deploying a new flat data center network architecture based on random graph theory, which provides greater reliability, improved performance, and reduced cost and CO2 emissions. This innovative approach, implemented in data centers in Spain and Germany in 2025 and planned for global deployment in 2026, utilizes a new hardware component called ShuffleBox and a routing protocol named Spraypoint. The company expects the new design to move data up to one-third faster and reduce network equipment electricity consumption by 40%.
Big Blue Marble explains how integrated monitoring, takedown services, and forensic watermarking protect live content from piracy. The article details how these three layers work together to detect illegal streams, remove them from accessible platforms, and identify the source of leaked content for infrastructure-level blocking, citing an example with partner RightsHero.
Broadcom has introduced two new chips, the BCM68850 gateway SoC and the BCM55050 ONU SoC, designed to enable 50G Passive Optical Network (PON) fiber gateways for residential and commercial fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) infrastructure. These new SoCs support Wi-Fi 8, multi-gigabit speeds, and integrate AI capabilities for enhanced connectivity for applications like UHD streaming and AI workloads. The BCM68850 features a multicore Arm CPU and NPU for edge AI, while the BCM55050 has a dual-core processor and 50G network engine, with both supporting multiple PON standards for high throughput and low-latency broadband.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has unveiled a new data center network design, dubbed RNG, which aims to enhance throughput and reliability. This development could impact the foundational infrastructure supporting various web services, including streaming. The article was published by SiliconANGLE.
Comcast and Charter Communications were highlighted as top performers in the 2026 Opensignal US fixed broadband report. Comcast excelled in consistent quality, download speed, and video streaming, while Charter (Spectrum) was recognized as the most reliable and ranked second in download speed and video performance. Both companies achieved high marks for improvements in upload speeds.
Irdeto's Denuvo product offers forensic watermarking designed to trace leaked gameplay, protect gaming launches, and secure early game builds. This technology provides invisible watermarking to identify sources of unauthorized content distribution for video games.
Big Blue Marble, an Austria-based media and streaming vendor, has announced the global launch of its new end-to-end 5G Broadcast technology solution.
Researchers have identified a new attack method called 'Underminr' that exploits shared CDN IP addresses to bypass common internet security measures, including DNS and Zero Trust architecture. This technique allows hackers to abuse trusted CDN infrastructure.
Big Blue Marble announced its Nakolos platform is the first end-to-end 5G Broadcast solution to fully support the 3GPP Release 19 feature set. This signifies a technical development in 5G broadcast infrastructure, adhering to the latest standards.
Broadcom has released two new chips, the BCM68850 gateway SoC and the BCM55050 Optical, designed for 50G Passive Optical Network (PON) gateways. These complementary chips are intended to support Wi-Fi 8 and 50G PON fiber gateway technologies.
MaxLinear and Edgecore Networks have announced a strategic agreement to jointly market an integrated networking solution. This collaboration focuses on enabling AI compute closer to the data source at the network edge. The specific details of the solution's application to video streaming are not provided in the snippet.
Comcast Business has deployed advanced network infrastructure at Levi’s® Stadium, home of the San Francisco 49ers, to support high-density WiFi, mobile engagement, and next-generation in-venue technology. This infrastructure provides dedicated internet, redundant fiber architecture, advanced voice solutions, and stadium-wide WiFi, enabling critical operations like mobile ticketing and 4K video production. The network aims to enhance fan experiences and streamline stadium operations for large-scale live events.
A startup named Zero Latency is developing a new Content Delivery Network (CDN) specifically designed for AI inferencing workloads. The platform rethinks the traditional CDN model, focusing on AI at the edge rather than video content delivery. Zero Latency's beta platform is currently attracting users.
This article discusses how hackers are exploiting shared Content Delivery Network (CDN) infrastructure to obscure their malicious activities. By leveraging legitimate CDN services, they can hide the true origin of their attacks and bypass traditional security measures. This technique makes it harder for security teams to detect and mitigate threats.
Akamai's traditional content delivery network business is experiencing a slow decline due to decreasing data transmission prices outpacing increasing data volumes. This shift highlights a challenge in a core segment of the streaming industry. The article focuses on Akamai's business strategy in response to this trend in its CDN operations.
American Airlines will deploy SpaceX Starlink Wi-Fi across over 500 Airbus narrowbody jets. The rollout is scheduled to commence in Q1 2027, aiming to improve inflight connectivity for passengers.
CreedRoomz has partnered with Vindral to integrate Vindral's live streaming technology, including V-Track, Crystal Speech, and LiveCloud platform, into its live casino operations. This deal will support CreedRoomz's Western, Asian, and game show titles, enhancing their streaming and production capabilities.
This article discusses how AI is driving the development of fiber optic infrastructure, focusing on the increased demands for east-west traffic, lower latency, and higher resilience. It highlights AI's role in addressing these challenges within network development. The piece is presented as a Q&A.
Media over QUIC (MOQ) is gaining industry traction as media companies seek low-latency delivery solutions and flexible distribution models. Synamedia's Gwendal Simon discusses MOQ's multi-track publish/subscribe model and its potential for multilingual audio, translation, and enhanced viewing experiences in a TVBEurope feature.
MaxLinear and Edgecore Networks have formed a partnership to develop AI-driven edge networking infrastructure. This infrastructure is intended for enterprise and SMB deployments.
Starlink's satellite internet service has rapidly transformed internet access in rural Alaska since becoming available late last year, providing high-speed connectivity where reliable options previously lacked. Thousands of residents and various organizations, including the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, have adopted Starlink for primary or backup internet, often replacing slower, more expensive alternatives. The service has proven crucial in maintaining connectivity during events like a recent subsea fiber cable outage in northern Alaska, although some users also rely on fiber or other satellite providers like OneWeb for redundancy.
SPOTV has selected Open Broadcast Systems' decoders for its international transition from satellite to IP workflows, aiming to deliver high-quality, low-latency live broadcast services across Asia. The solution, implemented in partnership with Zixi, integrates with Zixi's ZEN Master for remote monitoring and enables regionalized content delivery while eliminating satellite infrastructure costs.
PEER Networks has launched a new hyperscale data center, PEER IX, in Srinagar, Kashmir, and is planning three more facilities in Noida/Gurugram, Bengaluru, and Mumbai/Hyderabad. These data centers offer carrier-neutral peering, colocation, BGP transit, and CDN/OTT edge hosting services, targeting ISPs, telecom operators, and OTT platforms.
SuperSport, a leading sports content provider in Africa, partnered with Irdeto to implement a multi-layered anti-piracy strategy. This collaboration aims to detect, disrupt, and deter illegal streaming of SuperSport's premium sports content, safeguarding its rights and revenue.
Agora has partnered with EZDRM to integrate digital rights management (DRM) solutions into its live broadcasting services. This collaboration aims to protect live content by expanding Agora's focus on media and entertainment offerings.
Agora announced AllThingsRTC, a conference designed to bring together experts, product owners, and developers. The event will focus on exploring the future of real-time communications (RTC) technology.
This article highlights High Fidelity's role as an Agora partner, providing immersive conversation capabilities within native SDKs. High Fidelity connects to Agora Flexible Classroom and other Agora products to enhance interactive experiences.
EZDRM, a specialist in Digital Rights Management as a Service (DRMaaS), announced a partnership with Agora. This collaboration positions EZDRM as a solution for protecting and monetizing video content for Agora's users.
The article from Agora discusses the importance of ultra-low-latency streaming, defined as delays under one second, for enhancing user experiences and content consumption within the OTT streaming landscape. It highlights how this technology can revolutionize streaming performance for audiences. The piece emphasizes the impact of low latency across various digital TV environments.
This article explores the technical challenges involved in building real-time voice and video infrastructure, specifically highlighting the complexities of using WebRTC. It suggests that partnering with an RTC platform can mitigate these challenges, saving time and resources.
The article explains video bandwidth, defining it as the data required to transmit video and discussing factors that influence it, such as resolution, frame rate, and compression. It details how bandwidth requirements change for different video qualities, like 1080p, and emphasizes its importance for reliable live broadcasts.
The article by Agora defines low latency in the context of video streaming, explaining its importance and the scenarios where it is most critical. It serves as an explanatory piece on a technical concept relevant to real-time video delivery.
