[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Our team at WebRTC.ventures often leverages a Communication-Platform-as-a-Service (CPaaS) in our live video application development. Each CPaaS has its own pros and cons. We do our best to keep up with them all so we can best serve our clients.  With a global pandemic still raging and millions more people working remotely, the CPaaS market is bound to grow this year. That’s why we were very interested to learn that Microsoft was launching their own

Two members of the WebRTC.ventures team, Hamza Nasir and Justin Williams, participated in TADHack 2020 Chicago/North America earlier this month. Their hack was to create a CPaaS solution for a more organized and efficient way to handle missed calls when you’re away from work using AI. They came home with the Symbl.ai prize! Brainstorming Due to COVID, this year’s hackathon was fully remote. The team worked from home, using Slack and GitHub to communicate and

I’ve been to some fun conferences. Twilio always puts on a good show -- and an even better after party! So it certainly one of the many (very understandable) disappointments of this year was that SIGNAL 2020 would be remote. Alas, I would not have the chance to cross lightsabers again with Twilio CEO Jeff Lawson. Twilio CEO Jeff Lawson, myself, and WebRTC.ventures Senior Engineer Germán Goldenstein at SIGNAL 2017 Not surprisingly, Twilio still did

WebRTC has been around for a while. But like everything in software development, there is always more to learn. Since the original launch of WebRTC in 2011 by Google, a lot has changed. As an industry, we have learned a lot about how to build and scale WebRTC in many use cases for which WebRTC was not originally designed. There have been many new commercial platforms built to help developers use WebRTC. We’ve also seen

I’m pleased to say that the 2020 IIT RTC conference is coming up quickly and we have a very exciting WebRTC and Real Time Applications track planned for you! You should register to attend the conference virtually right now - it’s free! The conference will be hosted on HopIn this year, and we have a very impressive lineup of WebRTC thought leaders talking about topics including Scaling WebRTC, media servers, security, and more! The overall

WebRTC.venture’s Senior Software Engineer, Alberto Gonzalez Trastoy, will be among the many exciting speakers at Agora’s Real-Time Engagement 2020 Conference. The event is designed to reimagine the future of interactive voice, video, and streaming. RTE2020 will be held October 13 and 14. This year, the conference is virtual -- and free! Alberto Gonzalez Trastoy, Senior Software Engineer, WebRTC Ventures, presents “Latest WebRTC Development Trends and Implementations” at AllThingsRTC, the premier real-time communication event hosted by

On September 23, 2020, WebRTC.ventures produced our 46th episode of WebRTC Live. Arin's guest was Alan Quayle, founder of TADHack. TADHack helps people learn about the latest Internet, IT, and Telecoms / Communications technologies; and use those technologies to solve problems that matter to them.  TADHack Global 2020 is just around the corner on October 10 and 11. Locations around the world will run in parallel over one weekend. Arin and Alan spoke about how developers can

On September 9, 2020, WebRTC.ventures produced Episode #45 of WebRTC Live. This free webinar series features the latest use cases and technical updates to this increasingly popular coding standard for live video. The recording is now available for all who missed the live webinar! Arin's guest was Lorenzo Miniero (@elminiero) of Meetecho. Lorenzo and Arin discussed a prototype Lorenzo has built for connecting a common broadcasting tool (NDI – Network Device Interface) with WebRTC. This is

Part of our blog series on Virtual Events in the Pandemic. As a tech professional and a business owner responsible for sales and marketing of my software development business, I spend a good portion of my time traveling to different conferences. Sometimes as a speaker, vendor, or just an attendee, I go to these conferences with three goals in mind:  I want to learn, I want to network, and I want to meet new customers

WebRTC.ventures is proud to produce WebRTC Live, a webinar series about the latest use cases and technical updates to this popular coding standard for live video. Our next episode, Using NDI with WebRTC for Broadcasting, will air on Wednesday September 9 at 12:30pm Eastern US. Lorenzo Miniero of Meetecho will join us to talk about a prototype he's built for connecting a common broadcasting tool (NDI - Network Device Interface) with WebRTC. This is a technology gap

This year’s Real Time Communications conference at the Illinois Institute of Technology will be a bit different. First, it’s not actually at IIT, rather will be completely online. Second, because it is online, all sessions will be free! What’s better than free? How about high quality content from a very interesting lineup of speakers who are experts in WebRTC! As the chair of the WebRTC & Real Time Applications track at the IIT RTC conference this year,

Part of our blog series on Virtual Events in the Pandemic. “Hollywood is more of an idea than a place.” - Kevin Bacon If Kevin Bacon1 is correct, that’s a good thing. Because right now there are a lot fewer people in those Hollywood studios due to the pandemic. But that doesn’t mean the creative ideas of Hollywood have to be put on hold. A number of TV shows have tried filming remote episodes, sometimes

Part of our blog series on Virtual Events in the Pandemic. One of the many things that has changed in 2020 and due to the coronavirus pandemic is job interviews. As if a pandemic alone is not enough, we are dealing with a global recession as well. Many businesses have had to close or curtail their services due to fewer customers visiting them in person. Other businesses, especially corporate office workers, have switched to a

Part of our blog series on Virtual Events in the Pandemic. I already wrote one blog post in this series on virtual concerts, but I couldn’t resist writing another.  What can I say?  I really miss live music.  I’ll touch on a few aspects about live streaming music in this post. My first take is inspired by a recent radio “in home session” that I listened to. I’m a big fan of local radio stations,

Part of our blog series on Virtual Events in the Pandemic. Music plays an important role in my life. I’m not talented enough to play music, but I have found that live music simply makes me a better person. It gives me a fresh perspective, reduces my stress, and allows me to step away from work and decompress. Live music makes me happy. One of the cruel challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic is how broadly

As the coronavirus pandemic took hold and countries locked down, the first industry that looked at WebRTC video applications with fresh eyes was healthcare. This made sense; even during a pandemic, people get sick and medical care must go on in some form. As the shock of COVID-19 and its associated lockdowns became “the new normal,” we saw a change in the type of industry looking to us for live video applications:  online events. The

Now that we're all working from home, it's time for your business to innovate. Your customers and partners have grown accustomed to using video applications to meet remotely over the past few months. Because remote work is our new normal—and because we likely aren't heading back to the office anytime soon—you should integrate a custom WebRTC video application into your business processes. Why video? Video provides a level of connectedness and interaction unlike any other

2020 looks a lot different than any of us imagined. We're staying home, working from home, cancelling our trips, and rethinking our plans and processes. In the workplace, the global health and economic crisis has caused uncertainty for company leaders. How will my business adapt and survive? How can I keep my team and customers safe? Chances are that you pivoted to remote work. Common video conferencing and messaging tools allow your team to collaborate

Have you checked out our new WebRTC Development and Telehealth Solutions Client Successes pages? They highlight some of the custom development work we've done for our clients. Every few weeks, we'll highlight one of our client successes right here on our blog! Broadcasting and live streaming for gaming and interaction SeeWin Technology wanted to create a low latency live streaming video game solution for web and mobile. They turned to our team for help with

On June 24th, WebRTC.ventures produced Episode #44 of WebRTC Live! Formerly known as WebRTC Standards, WebRTC Live is a webinar series about the latest use cases and technical updates to the popular coding standard for live video. For this episode, we were joined by guest Varun Singh, Founder and CEO of callstats.io and Head of Call Quality and Connectivity with 8x8. Varun discusses the impact of shelter in place (ShIP) on networking quality for video