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Media Entertainment Tech Outlook | Wednesday, September 08, 2021
Buffering, latency, and other issues that affect video streaming delivery quality can be reduced by using a live streaming CDN.
Fremont, CA: A wide range of technicalities goes into launching a streaming service. It's a lengthy process, from selecting a video hosting service to developing your app and website. Even the best-designed streaming platform will fail to retain viewers and produce revenue if the user experience is poor. You must ensure that your material reaches consumers quickly, whether you're operating a live streaming or video-on-demand service. Today's viewers don't have the patience for latency and buffering delays, especially with so many OTT platforms to select from. This underscores how crucial it is to use a video CDN to speed up content delivery and provide a consistent viewing experience.
Why must streaming platforms have a video CDN?
CDNs have become a staple for websites in a variety of industries. By the end of 2022, global internet traffic from CDNs is expected to reach 252 EB per month. A CDN is required to provide material faster to a worldwide audience on everything from news websites to online businesses. For streaming services, a video CDN is just as crucial. Video CDNs provide;
Reliability
Users' queries are sent to the nearest edge servers using a video CDN. It relieves the load on the origin server and keeps it from becoming overburdened with requests. It also eliminates the problem of running out of network capacity. Similarly, caching a file across many servers ensures fault tolerance. A streaming platform will be protected from slowdowns and crashes as a result of the combination of these variables.
Scalability
A streaming platform will always be able to manage increased traffic if it uses a video CDN. It lessens the load on the origin server, reducing system failures caused by unexpected traffic spikes. It's very beneficial for live streaming without a hitch.
Quality
One of the primary advantages of CDN video distribution is that it minimizes the round trip time (RTT) between the origin server and the destination server. The requested content is delivered from a server close to the end-user, which decreases latency and buffering time. As a result, the watching experience is improved.
Security
DDoS and virus protection are among the advanced security features available on modern video CDNs. It protects the multimedia assets by adding an additional layer of protection to the streaming procedure.
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