Is it time to change the governance of WebRTC in order to keep it growing and flourishing? WebRTC started life in 2011 or 2012. Depending when you start counting. That’s around 13 years now. Time to put things on the table – we might need a change in governance. A different way of thinking about WebRTC. Table of contents The concept of WebRTC unbundling Before we dive into the details The power and importance of libwebrtc WebRTC standardization efforts Vendors differentiating outside of (lib)WebRTC Is standardization moving to the next shiny thing(s)? WebTransport + WebCodecs + WebAssembly ..read more

Some science fiction books I carry in my heart and mind wherever I go for quite a few years now. Consider it a condensed book review. I am a sucker for science fiction books. About 15 years ago, when I had a blog on RADVISION’s website, I even wrote a post about how writers envisioned video conferencing in science fiction books. Alas, that post has died, along with the RADVISION blogs, years ago. Last week I sat down in the car with my daughter, ending up talking about books. It dawned on me that there are several that have stuck with me throughout the years and resonated. Books that keep me ..read more

Answering some common FAQ questions about WebRTC that seem to be top of mind on Google search. A few days ago, I searched something on Google, and somehow bumped into a page full of questions Google found relevant or common. These weren’t exactly relevant to my search term (not directly), but they were there. And they were beginner questions about WebRTC. It dawned on me that I’ve probably mentioned some of these things in passing (or a wee bit more) in the past, but placing them all neatly together in one place made sense. So here we are. And here’s the WebRTC FAQ for beginners. Table of con ..read more

Here are the WebRTC trends and predictions you should expect in 2024. They are a continuation of what we’ve seen in 2023 with a few variations. Time to look at what we’ve accomplished in 2023 and think what’s ahead of us in 2024 when it comes to WebRTC. When we look ahead, there are several notable things that glare at us immediately: WebRTC is here to stay. But in some cases and for some use cases, the focus is shifting towards WebTransport+WebCodecs+WebAssembly The recession is here and it isn’t going anywhere, so a continuation of what we’ve seen a year ago Generative AI is getting all th ..read more

What are the WebRTC open source media servers in 2024, and which ones are the best, based on github stars. This one is one of those sensitive articles which many people later complain about. So I’ll start it with a few disclaimers: Different tools are suitable for different use cases. This means that a WebRTC media server here that is low on the popularity list might be the best fit for your requirements It was enjoyable to look it up, so I just had to write this down I love you all – I truly do. Please don’t be mad at me That said, I am expecting a sarcastic enough meme by Iñaki. One that I ..read more

Twilio Programmable Video is no more. What should WebRTC Video API vendors and their customers do from here on? This week, Twilio dropped a bombshell It decided to shut down its Programmable Video service and do a bit of downsizing and trimming around Segment and Flex. I didn’t intend to write anything more until 2024, but this necessitated changing my plans. The image above is an adaptation from a blog post on Twilio’s website from 2021… Table of contents Twilio Signal, and why I stopped covering it CPaaS vendors: Best of breed vs best of suite The cases of Twilio IOT and Twilio Live The ..read more

Let’s look at what we’ve achieved with WebRTC Insights in the past three years and where we are headed with it. Along with Philipp Hancke, I’ve been running multiple projects. WebRTC Insights is one of the main ones. Three years ago, we decided to start a service – WebRTC Insights – where we send out an email every two weeks about everything and anything that WebRTC developers need to be aware of. This includes bug reports, upcoming features, Chrome experiments, security issues and market trends. All of this with the intent of empowering you and letting you focus on what is really important ..read more

An overview of remote education and WebRTC. The market niches, challenges and solutions. Whenever a video meetings company starts looking at verticals for the purpose of targeted marketing, one of the verticals that is always there is education. We’ve seen this during the pandemic – as the world went into quarantine mode, schools started figuring out how to teach kids remotely. The remote education market is not just schools doing remote video calls. It is a lot more varied. I’d like to explore that market in this article. Table of contents How big can remote education really get? Me? Remote ..read more

When it comes to WebRTC in telehealth, there are quite a few use cases and a lot of things to consider besides HIPAA compliance. A thing that comes up in each and every discussion related to telehealth & WebRTC is the value of the call in telehealth. We’ve seen video meetings and calls go down to zero in their cost/value for the user. Especially during the pandemic. So whenever we find a nice market where there is high value for a call, it is heartening. Healthcare is such a place where we can easily explain why calls are important. But what exactly does WebRTC in telehealth mean? It isn ..read more

I’ve been meaning to write about a different topic about WebRTC, but somehow, this was more important. There’s a war going on here where I live between Israel and Hamas. Or Israel and Gaza. Or Israel and the Palestiniens. Or Israel and Iran’s proxies. Or Israel and muslim extremists. Or all of the above if we’re frank with ourselves. We haven’t invited this war or wanted it, but it is what we need to face and deal with. Others are explaining the situation better than I can on social media sites and in english. Here is one such example: To those of you who reached out to me asking if I am ok ..read more