Many CPaaS providers, like the Vonage Video API, have JavaScript libraries that allow application developers to build WebRTC video applications. These integrate with CPaaS infrastructure and leverage the WebRTC APIs in the browser. For typical applications, this behavior works well. Some applications may require more advanced functionality, such as integrating video from devices that are not easily or impossible to acquire in a browser environment. This means that such libraries may be unable to be

Last week, my colleague Hector Zelaya authored a post called, Live eSign Saves a Trip to the Bank. He spoke about how the power trio of secure WebRTC video conferencing, co-browsing, and PDF editing could make visiting a financial institution or similar office to sign documents or provide visual proof of identity in front of an attorney, bank officer, lawyer, or notary a thing of the past.  Today, I’ll provide the technical details on exactly

From ordering food to shopping for goods and even meeting the love of our lives, the ability to conduct activities online has revolutionized lives. WebRTC is an important actor in this equation as it provides the building blocks for developing the real-time communication applications for web and mobile applications. Even in today’s digital world, however, some tasks still require visiting a physical facility. This is particularly true for financial institutions where often you must still

Our team at WebRTC.ventures recently partnered with NLX.ai, an enterprise conversational AI platform that transforms customer interactions into automated, personalized self-service experiences. NLX enables individuals to resolve inquiries at their own pace, with no wait time or frustration. It is all accomplished through easy, multimodal tools powered by conversational bots. Conversational bots, chatbots, or conversational AI are designed to simulate human-like conversations with users. NLX uses natural language processing to understand and respond to user

Large Language Models (LLMs) continue to enhance the capabilities of real-time video applications. Efficiency is at the top of the list, which brings great benefit to inherently time-consuming work that follows a telehealth visit. Our partner, Daily, has just introduced a great new API for clinical note generation. Powered by AI and HIPAA-compliant, of course.  The AI-powered Clinical Notes API The new Daily API provides these abilities: Generate a transcript from a recording of any

TADSummit is a great combination of a strategy, technology, and best practices event “with no BS”!  After celebrating ten years of thought leadership in programmable communications in 2022, TADSummit returns this October 19 and 20 in Paris, France at Capgemini’s 5G Labs. There is an online option, too, that is no cost to attend. Our team at WebRTC.ventures have been supporters of TADSummit and TADHack events for a long time, and this year is no

In a previous post, Why Your WebRTC App Needs a Managed Service Provider, I discussed the meaning of an MSP and why your WebRTC app needs one. In our many years of building video applications, we’ve developed a good deal of expertise in managing infrastructure.  More and more, we’re being asked by our development, integration, and testing clients alike to add support plans for ongoing monitoring and service for their applications. We’re also happy to

In the fast-paced world of software development, ensuring your applications can withstand real-world traffic is crucial. In this blog post, we'll embark on a journey through the field of automated load testing. We'll explore why load testing matters, how we chose the right tool, and share valuable insights gained along the way. First of all, what is load testing? Load testing software is like stress-testing a bridge before it opens to traffic. It helps us

On September 20, 2023, host Arin Sime welcomed Daniel Phillips, Lead UI Designer for WebRTC.ventures since its inception in 2015, to discuss the must-have design elements for successful video applications. An appealing and easily navigable design is a crucial component of any web or mobile application. For WebRTC applications, we’ve learned there is an extra layer of complexity when creating exceptional user experiences. This begins with intuitive controls and easy to understand feedback about connectivity and other aspects

What is the future of AI in Voice applications, and how will it intersect with other communication application development? This is what I sought to learn at the Voice & AI conference for Natural Language and Generative AI in Washington DC September 5-7, 2023. I recorded a video update from the conference, which you can watch below. It includes some views from the conference and glimpses of product demos that I saw from vendors covering

The 2023 IEEE RTC Conference and Expo at Illinois Tech in Chicago is just around the corner on October 3 and 4. Once again, I have the honor of chairing the WebRTC and Real-Time Applications track. We’ve got a great set of speakers and topics, listed below.   Use code FFSPKR for $100 off of the full conference pass, which includes access to all keynotes, track presentations, meals, receptions, networking events, and the exhibit hall! Come

This year, WebRTC.ventures had the privilege of sponsoring and attending ClueCon 2023 in Chicago. I also had the opportunity to present a talk entitled, Breaking Down Barriers: Bridging WebRTC with SIP. More on that in a separate post. Hosted by the FreeSWITCH open source project team, ClueCon is a gathering of developers, by developers, uniting various projects related to voice over IP, open source software and hardware, Telecommunications, WebRTC, and IoT.  ClueCon bridges communication and

At WebRTC.ventures, we always strive to stay up to date with new technologies that can benefit our clients. Today, we’re excited to take a look at the most recent addition to the Amazon Chime SDK. As Systems Integrators for the Amazon Chime SDK and members of the AWS Partner Network, we're particularly excited about their new machine-learning-powered voice enhancements for call recordings. This new feature provides a superior listening experience that eases compliance, analytics and

A job board acts as the matchmaking app of the career world, where companies and candidates swipe right on their ideal professional connections. Organizations want to select the most qualified candidates to join their workforce. Candidates want to know more about the company and the open role, in order to decide if it’s the best place for them to work.  Recruitment, starting from an external job board and continuing through the interview and selection process,

Once your WebRTC application is built and tested, the hard work is not over. Your DevOps strategy for monitoring and managing your application’s performance will either become a strategic asset to your organization, or the weight that holds you back.  In this series of posts, we will take a look at the role of an Managed Service Provider (MSP) in optimizing tech infrastructure, the key components of an MSP implementation (think robust ticketing, smoke texts,

There are many articles describing how both DevOps culture and an Agile mindset overlap in a very good way, specifically in the practices that both pursue. In this post, we will outline how WebRTC.ventures' time-tested DevOps best practices converged with our agile-centered approach to building software solutions in one of our latest and most beloved edtech projects. It’s too soon to name the client publicly, but we look forward to doing so in the near-future.

In the first post of this series, Building Hybrid WebRTC Experiences: Combining the Best of Online and In-Person Interaction, my colleague Hector Zelaya showed that creating a WebRTC application that combines a remote and an in-person experience is not only more and more necessary, but also not as straightforward as it sounds. A successful hybrid approach is not only a matter of changing from where we work or study. It is also changing the tools,

On August 23, 2023, Arin Sime welcomed Renan Dincer for an interactive discussion about the ingest and streaming of low latency, high availability video at global scale using Anycast Routing and other routing protocols.  Renan is Engineering Manager at Cloudflare. He spoke first about his work first in the development of the one-to-many broadcasting platform, Cloudflare Stream. And then Cloudflare Calls, which is more like a SFU, allowing for multiple participants.  Renan shared his enthusiasm

In a world that craves dynamic interactions and immersive experiences, the realm of technology keeps pushing the boundaries of what's possible. Imagine a platform that combines the magic of real-time audio transmission with animated VR avatars.  At WebRTC.ventures, we're pioneers in harnessing the power of WebRTC to create extraordinary connections. In this blog post, we learn how to transmit audio via WebRTC and receive animated video talking portraits -- otherwise known as "avatars". WebRTC audio

WebRTC is a technology that bestows modern web applications real-time communication capabilities. It facilitates encrypted, seamless communication of video, audio, and data. Its uses range from video conferencing to workplace collaboration tools to broadcasting, and so much more.  The power of remote communication lies in its ability to foster real-time collaboration among geographically dispersed individuals. This collaboration is facilitated by communication tools that offer functionalities such as low-latency video/audio conferencing, shared document editing, and interactive