Most broadcasters will agree that having a powerful encoder and a stable, congestion-free network is imperative for creating an exceptional live video streaming experience. But the question most often arising in the minds of live streamers while making a live video is ‘what upload speed should I aim for live streaming?’ Well, sadly, …
Bandwidth is a measurement of the volume of data that a network or server receives/ transmits over a given amount of time. A video is delivered over the web to browsers and apps as data. During the process, the amount of data transferred is the bandwidth consumed to which a user gets charged for. When …
The next billion OTT platform viewers will be those consumers who will be able to stream HD content online as new compression technologies get adopted, eliminating one of the major limitations – bandwidth availability. Irdeto believes that currently there are approximately half a billion people globally with broadband connection over 1.0 Mbps allowing them to …
The simple understanding of the FCC’s recent net neutrality regulation is this: it makes it so cable companies can’t charge the Netflixes of the world more for an Internet fast lane. But net neutrality applies only to the “highway” of data that is the public Internet. The cable companies have three routes into your house: …
Broadband speed, availability and pricing have all made great strides in South Africa in the past few years, largely as a result of the connection of multiple undersea cables on the East and West Coast of Southern Africa. The delivery of Fibre to the Home (FTTH) has become an essential next step in the evolution …
#netflix and #comcast have been sparring for a while. But on Wednesday, Netflix delivered a quietly epic uppercut to the cable giant and its interests—thanks to a single creative tweet. It concerns net neutrality, on which the FCC is set to vote Thursday. Netflix is heavily invested in the issue, fearing that without an open Internet, …
