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As NASA’s 2020 Perseverance rover mission reminds us, the Red Planet is pretty far away. In fact, it takes about 20 minutes for a signal to travel between Mars and Earth. That delay meant that any adjustments necessary for steering the Perseverance rover to a safe landing couldn’t be performed manually. Instead, AI processing with… Continue reading Red5 Pro Files Patent for Quantum Computing Network to Provide Negative-Latency Streaming

Introducing Red5 Pro version 8.0. It’s a big one! Our latest release supports a new WebRTC data channel implementation which greatly improves the stream manager efficiency. It allows the WebSocket based signaling to disconnect after UDP connection is established, and all metadata uses the WebRTC DataChannel directly from the node over UDP. This way, the… Continue reading Red5 Pro Release 8.0

Cable cutters are here to stay. The ever-increasing adoption of streaming services signals a permanent shift in viewing habits with live-streamed video traffic predicted to surpass non-live traffic by 2024. Adapting to the new reality of internet-based media consumption means reengineering the basic infrastructure behind media delivery. Advertising has always served as an important vehicle… Continue reading 3 Pitfalls to Server-Side Ad Insertion Architecture

Social media and other outlets now flooding the marketplace with watch party features are setting the stage for more advanced co-viewing experiences. The pandemic-fueled outpouring of these watch-party initiatives can definitely be seen as a testament to surging consumer demand for real-time video engagement with all kinds of streamed content. However, they can also be… Continue reading Mass Video Interactions with Virtual Events Redefine Watch Parties

Just because something is widely used, doesn’t necessarily make it the best option. While big providers like AWS, Google Cloud, or Microsoft Azure are popular choices for cloud-based hosting services, there are alternative options that can save money, and better streamline performance through dedicated support. This Wednesday, join Red5 Pro CEO Chris Allen, MIXR Co-Founders… Continue reading Live Streaming on the Alternative Cloud: Saving Money and Increasing Performance with OTT

Live streaming sports are all about delivering the action to fans. A large part of the appeal is the shared experience of exciting events unfolding in real time. Virtual events need to be as close to the real thing as possible. Over the years, the methods for viewing live sports have changed from purely watching… Continue reading 5 Reasons an XDN is the Best Piece of Live Sports Streaming Equipment

It would be fantastic if everyone could have a high level of connectivity; but that’s not always possible. We’re all familiar with the frustrating experience of watching people drop in and out of a Zoom conference — their video feed popping up from one side to another like a really boring game of whack-a-mole. Eventually… Continue reading Why You Need to Implement ABR with WebRTC

The Tech Behind the 2021 XDN Summit Organizing a live event is no small feat in normal times: indeed, over the past decade, event planning has mushroomed into a lucrative industry focused on helping businesses find the perfect city and venue, secure the required permits, and contract suppliers and vendors for their next big events.… Continue reading The Experience Delivery Network in Action

Although it feels like the COVID-19 pandemic has changed everything, it really hasn’t — OK, it’s changed everything, but many of those changes are really just an acceleration of ongoing trends. One example is the “sudden” emergence of video commerce. Our shopping habits have been increasingly moving online, but the static experience of clicking through… Continue reading 4 Ways Video Commerce is Rebuilding Retail

In this blog, you’ll learn what Google’s Lyra audio codec is, why its 3 kbps target is intriguing, and how it stacks up against Opus and other speech codecs in real WebRTC use. We break down bitrate and frequency trade-offs, test results and MOS scores, and where Lyra could help low-bandwidth audio chats versus full… Continue reading What Does the New Google Lyra Audio Codec Mean for Real-Time Video Streaming?