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.
Private equity firm CVC has acquired a significant minority stake in CDN77, valuing the CDN provider at $1.9 billion. The company plans to use the capital to scale its core network and expand its portfolio of adjacent services, including edge compute, storage, and GPU infrastructure for AI.
Hydrolix Principal Product Architect Tom Howe presented a 'receding horizon' approach to multi-CDN traffic steering at BuffCon 2026. The method utilizes real-time telemetry and linear constraint-based optimization to manage traffic distribution while respecting operational and business constraints.
The Broadcast Bridge has published a free technical collection focused on IP network traffic engineering for broadcast environments. The resource provides an overview of transport protocols including RIST, SRT, and QUIC, alongside strategies for managing deterministic delivery in remote production and software-defined networks.
Researchers have proposed a new cache migration algorithm called MGCM that utilizes a Transformer-LSTM neural network to predict user mobility in mobile edge computing environments. The study demonstrates that this proactive approach can improve cache hit rates by up to 13.5% by balancing migration costs against potential gains in user experience for short-video delivery.
Cloudflare has introduced support for the HTTP Vary header within its Cache Rules, enabling users to normalize, passthrough, or bypass header-based request variations. This feature aims to improve cache hit ratios and reduce fragmentation by allowing more granular control over how intermediary caches handle request headers.
Fastly has launched an Edge Governance Suite, including an AI Firewall and Runtime Control, to manage the increasing volume of machine-generated traffic on its network. The tools aim to provide low-latency security, budget management, and API contract enforcement directly at the edge to address challenges in AI infrastructure governance.
Fastly has launched a suite of AI-focused security and management tools, including AI Runtime Control, AI Firewall, and enhanced API Security. These features are designed to provide real-time governance, token spend management, and protection against prompt injection for enterprises managing AI agents and models at the edge.
Vecima Networks has acquired Akleza’s CableDiag Proactive Network Maintenance platform to integrate real-time network analytics into its Entra Intelligence portfolio. The acquisition aims to enhance operational awareness for broadband providers by monitoring over five million DOCSIS devices.
This article provides a technical overview of WebRTC, detailing how ICE, STUN, and TURN protocols facilitate peer-to-peer communication between browsers. It explains the signaling process and the use of RTCPeerConnection and RTCDataChannel for real-time video, audio, and data exchange.
Hammerspace advocates for the use of open standards like NFSv4.2 and pNFS to mitigate vendor lock-in in enterprise storage environments. The company proposes a software-based abstraction layer to enable data orchestration across multi-cloud and hybrid infrastructure without requiring proprietary client agents.
Xeal has launched Laitent, an edge inference network that utilizes idle electrical capacity at over 1,600 EV charging sites to deploy 100,000 NVIDIA GPUs. The platform aims to provide sub-20 ms latency for AI video intelligence and edge-delivery applications by leveraging existing grid-connected infrastructure.
Apple has officially removed support for the Apple Filing Protocol (AFP) in macOS 27 Golden Gate. ELEMENTS has issued guidance for its users to transition to SMB or NFS protocols to maintain workspace connectivity.
AWS has introduced Tunnel Endpoints for PrivateLink, enabling secure, private access to entire network segments via CIDR ranges using GENEVE encapsulation. This feature simplifies cross-account resource sharing for streaming infrastructure providers by eliminating the need for individual resource configurations.
A Seagate report indicates that 43% of businesses lack the storage infrastructure required to support AI-driven data growth, with 99% of leaders anticipating rising storage costs. The findings highlight a significant gap between AI adoption ambitions and the scalability of existing legacy storage architectures.
German firm Q-SAFE Solutions has launched a carrier-grade platform that integrates Quantum Key Distribution and Post-Quantum Cryptography for EU-27 telecommunications and infrastructure operators. The system is designed to operate over existing fiber-optic infrastructure, complying with ETSI standards and European sovereign security requirements.
bunny.net has announced the general availability of Burrow Smart Routing, a feature designed to optimize dynamic origin traffic by rerouting requests through its backbone during network congestion. The service includes Active Origin Probing to identify faster paths and is available to Bunny Optimizer subscribers with a 50 GB monthly allowance.
Sencore provides technical guidelines for designing network infrastructure for hospitality IPTV deployments, specifically for 500-room sites. The guide details the necessary configuration for Layer 2 access switches and Layer 3 core switches, emphasizing the importance of IGMP snooping and VLAN segmentation to prevent multicast traffic issues.
Nokia is expanding its AI-RAN roadmap through new trials with global mobile operators and deploying 800G optical infrastructure for Telxius to support increased AI-driven network capacity. The company is also integrating its Deepfield Defender security product into Spanish internet exchange ESpanix to provide automated DDoS mitigation.
Tencent Cloud has been named a leader in the 2026 IDC MarketScape for worldwide managed edge services. The company's EdgeOne platform integrates AI inference via its Booster platform and edge hosting through Makers to support low-latency delivery for media and AI-native applications across 3,200 global nodes.
A market forecast report projects the global 5G services market to reach $1,114.4 billion by 2032, driven by enterprise adoption and high-bandwidth applications like UHD video and AR/VR. The report highlights the shift toward 5G standalone infrastructure, network slicing, and edge computing as critical enablers for streaming and industrial use cases.
This article provides a technical overview of Content Delivery Network (CDN) architecture, explaining how edge caching and strategic server placement mitigate latency and network redundancy. It outlines common deployment strategies such as 'Enter Deep' and 'Bring the ISPs Home' to optimize content delivery for static assets and API responses.
Globecast has previewed MooM, a cloud-native SaaS platform designed to unify remote production, playout, and OTT delivery workflows. The platform leverages AWS and OCI infrastructure to provide broadcasters and streaming platforms with a transition path from satellite to IP-based distribution.
Space42 and Viasat have formed a $1 billion joint venture called Equatys to build a neutral, shared satellite infrastructure for direct-to-device connectivity. The platform will utilize 3GPP non-terrestrial network standards to enable voice, text, and data services on standard smartphones and IoT devices.
F5 has launched a new point of presence (PoP) in South Korea to provide localized DDoS protection and application delivery services. The expansion is a response to a 26.3% year-over-year increase in reported cybersecurity incidents within the region.
Cerberus Tech has joined the Sports Video Group (SVG) in both the US and Europe to increase its engagement with live sports production and distribution professionals. The company plans to attend upcoming industry forums and sponsor the SVG Summit in New York to promote its Livelink platform.
Vivid Broadcast has implemented a remote production workflow using Intinor's Direkt routers and Bifrost Reliable Transport to support its multi-year Women’s Super League contract. The deployment achieves 0.7-second glass-to-glass latency over public internet connections by utilizing dual ISP path bonding and HEVC transport.
The Fiber Broadband Association projects that U.S. fiber infrastructure must expand from 159 million to 373 million miles by 2029 to accommodate the growth of AI workloads. This physical layer expansion is identified as a critical requirement for supporting the low-latency connectivity needed for edge computing and distributed micro data centers.
The European Commission has proposed the Digital Networks Act, a comprehensive regulatory overhaul that aims to consolidate telecom rules and phase out copper networks by 2035. The draft maintains net neutrality by excluding mandatory infrastructure payments from content providers while expanding interconnection rules to include private networks operated by large technology firms.
An analysis of the WebRTC open source media server landscape as of September 2026 highlights Jitsi Meet, LiveKit, and Pion as the leading projects by GitHub popularity. The report evaluates these tools based on commit activity and contributor distribution, noting that project selection should be driven by specific use cases like conferencing, programmable backends, or streaming.
AT&T CEO John Stankey has clarified that satellite direct-to-device technology will serve as a niche, complementary solution for coverage gaps rather than a replacement for terrestrial networks. Stankey noted that satellite connectivity faces significant challenges with signal penetration in high-rise buildings and stadiums, limiting its role in dense urban environments.
RTL Croatia and Pro Plus Slovenia have deployed Nagravision's Venturi solution to protect Formula 1 content for the 2026 season. The implementation integrates network-level forensic watermarking and piracy monitoring into existing Ateme-based streaming workflows.
Net Insight has launched its Nimbra Edge live media orchestration platform on the Oracle Cloud Marketplace, allowing broadcasters to deploy control and data planes on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. The integration aims to simplify the scaling of live production workflows across public internet, managed networks, and on-premises environments.
Bifrost Communications and Gravity Media have successfully tested a 25G Quasi-Coherent SFP28 transceiver designed for SMPTE ST 2110 media transport. The DSP-free architecture aims to provide a low-power, low-latency solution for high-density broadcast infrastructure over distances up to 40km.
Nagravision and MediaTek have entered a partnership to integrate Nagravision's secure element technology into all future MediaTek TV System-on-Chips. This hardware-anchored security solution aims to protect premium OTT content on retail televisions against piracy, AI-driven threats, and quantum computing risks.
The IBC Accelerator project 'Network Control' is testing standardized CAMARA APIs to enable broadcasters to request guaranteed quality of service on public 5G networks. By integrating these APIs into production workflows, the project aims to reduce reliance on fixed infrastructure for live sports and remote production.
A proposed 12-month roadmap for Zimbabwe details the integration of Starlink LEO satellite ground stations with local terrestrial fiber networks and edge CDNs. The plan aims to resolve bandwidth bottlenecks and stabilize latency by utilizing Q/V band spectrum and local peering at the Zimbabwe Internet Exchange.
Broadpeak CTO Guillaume Bichot discusses the integration of Media over QUIC (MoQ) into live sports and cloud production workflows. The article positions MoQ as a complementary transport protocol for low-latency requirements rather than a replacement for existing adaptive bitrate infrastructure.
Broadcasters in the US and Europe are evaluating hybrid satellite-IP and cloud-based distribution models to replace C-band and terrestrial spectrum. Industry experts at IBC 2026 discussed the technical challenges of these transitions, including weather-related reliability, latency, and the shift toward IP-based infrastructure.
Comcast has partnered with Fastly to integrate programmable edge compute into its network nodes to improve live streaming performance and capacity. Additionally, Comcast Business is collaborating with Equinix to enable API-based, automated procurement of last-mile Ethernet connectivity for enterprise customers.
Zoom has added support for Secure Reliable Transport (SRT) ingest to its Zoom Events and Zoom Webinars Plus platforms. This update allows users to stream professional-grade video with lower latency and improved reliability over unpredictable networks using H.264 encoding.
NetActuate has launched Media Substrate, a managed transport layer designed for live video contribution across 45 global locations. The service provides redundant, instrumented paths for various protocols including SRT, SMPTE ST 2110, and MoQ without requiring broadcasters to lease separate circuits.
Net Insight has made its Nimbra Edge live media orchestration platform available on the Oracle Cloud Marketplace. The integration allows broadcasters and media service providers to deploy control and data planes directly on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure to support live media workflows.
Eutelsat and Skynopy have formed a strategic partnership to launch Global AKAR, a software-defined ground infrastructure network for Low Earth Orbit satellite services. The initiative aims to deploy over 100 antennas by 2029 to significantly reduce data latency and increase throughput to 10 Gbps for satellite operators.
Telestream has announced Surveyor mABR, a new monitoring solution designed to provide visibility into Multicast Adaptive Bitrate (mABR) delivery using the MSYNC protocol. The tool allows service providers to monitor HLS and DASH objects within multicast streams to ensure quality of experience for live events at scale.
StreamShark has integrated EZDRM to provide multi-DRM support for its VOD platform, covering Widevine, FairPlay, and PlayReady. The update allows for CMAF-packaged assets to be used across VOD and Live Scheduler workflows without additional transcoding.
Sky Sports UK has updated its US Open production workflow by migrating to a hybrid SDI/NDI infrastructure and replacing RF cameras with LiveU bonded cellular units. The broadcaster also implemented a new discrete audio transport scheme and integrated Appear encoders into its REMI production chain for HDR content delivery to London.
CTIA’s 2026 Annual Survey reports that US wireless data usage reached 159.3 trillion MB in 2025, surpassing the total volume consumed during the entire 4G decade. The data highlights a 20% year-over-year increase in traffic, driven by 5G fixed wireless adoption and the growing integration of AI-native network infrastructure.
LucidLink is expanding its media workflow platform with a new Python SDK and MCP Server to enable programmatic and AI-agent access to files without requiring data migration. The company also announced a new Managed Service Provider program and the upcoming Connect Publish feature to streamline production pipelines.
IMG and Cingularity successfully executed a large-scale remote production for the 154th Open, managing 124 camera feeds via redundant 10Gbps fiber paths. The workflow utilized a hybrid of HEVC and JPEG 2000 encoding to maintain 240ms end-to-end latency across more than 500 discrete audio paths.
Tiledmedia has launched Tiledmedia Fabric, an integrated media processing platform designed to consolidate production, graphics, and transcoding into a single automated pipeline. The solution supports both linear broadcast and interactive multiview streaming experiences, utilizing real-time data to trigger dynamic ad insertion and content customization.
