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Despite the fact that they are one of our competitors, even we will admit that TokBox is a really good platform. They feature a quick setup for plug and play app development and a relatively easy to use interface. Their SDKs are well-built, fully functional, and really good at point-to-point communication. This makes TokBox ideal… Continue reading 10 TokBox Alternatives

A Strategy for Minimizing Live Streaming Costs with Red5 Pro Anyone planning to use public cloud services to support live streaming at massive scales on the Red5 Pro platform has reason to expect the optimum solution will be one that’s least expensive. How can this be? Simple. As we all learned from economics 101, once… Continue reading 14 Ways to Implement Cross-Cloud Architecture for Live Video Streaming

Low latency remains a key component in any live streaming application. Video chat, distance learning, live auctions, event broadcasts and many more use case cases all need fast stream delivery to ensure a positive user experience. The challenge lies in providing low latency that is consistent and scalable. Complicating matters further, is the fact that… Continue reading 4 Steps to Configure Videon’s Live Streaming Encoder with Low Latency Video

Creating a fully functioning Android live streaming app can be complex. You have to configure all of the backend system infrastructure required for a basic web application, plus all the additional considerations (i.e. potential pain points) for native app integration. Accordingly, some live streaming software companies have added mobile SDKs to their offerings in order… Continue reading 11 Things to Consider When Building an Android Live Streaming App

Is there an Optimal Strategy for OTT Service Providers? Suddenly, it seems, we’re living in a CDN-alternatives universe. When it comes to streaming premium video, OTT service providers have taken matters into their own hands by leveraging new cloud-based platforms to get what they’ve been missing from public CDN providers. Whether or not they can… Continue reading 7 CDN Alternatives

Building an iOS live streaming app can be complicated and tedious. On top of all the backend system infrastructure required for any web application there are additional considerations for native app integration. As such, some live streaming software companies offer mobile SDKs to help make this process easier. Let’s take a look at some of… Continue reading 11 Things to Consider when Building an iOS Live Streaming App

Unless you’ve been living under a rock (although these days it kinda feels like we all are), you know that COVID-19 has caused the cancellation of many events. One such cancelation that hit the live streaming industry was the NAB Show 2020, which was disappointing for us as we have lots of exciting things to… Continue reading 10 Video Companies Join Together for a Virtual Conference

Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) are a popular way that many video streaming services send out their video so it can be watched by all the people that want to see it. CDNs work by caching information on the various data centers they have distributed across the globe. As each data center is a server, it… Continue reading 8 CDN Video Streaming Server Solutions: Do They Work?

Building a live streaming application requires many moving pieces. Not only is the process of live streaming complicated, but the number of companies offering to help “simplify” the process can have the opposite effect. Let’s take a look at some of the key features you should consider in choosing a platform to build your live… Continue reading 12 Things to Consider When Building a Live Streaming App

When the internet was born only few people would have imagined the amount of data that it would need to handle decades later. The Internet and its original protocols were designed to send small packets of data (like emails) that could traverse the network and go from computer A to computer B. Nowadays, Internet traffic… Continue reading Cross-Cloud Distribution System: Alternative To Content Delivery Networks