Telecoms data optimization and monetization solution provider, Openwave Mobility, Thursday announced that it has successfully showcased optimization of live-gaming broadcast traffic for a Tier 1 European operator. Openwave Mobility claims that the test which includes sites such as YouTube Gaming and Twitch is the first to use quality-aware traffic management for live-gaming broadcasts.
According to Openwave Mobillity, with the solution in place, it managed to lower bitrates by over 40% for YouTube Gaming and Twitch which cater to millions of global enthusiasts with dynamic real-time streaming gameplay that utilizes live video feeds. Openwave Mobility said that Twitch and YouTube Gaming generate billions of hours of live gaming streaming broadcasts that are accessed by gamers on PC and mobile. This however poses unique challenges to mobile operators when compared to the usual YouTube Video on Demand (VoD) service, added Openwave Mobility.
Indranil Chatterjee, Openwave Mobility’s VP of Product Management, Marketing & Strategy
Our solutions can effectively manage bandwidth hungry applications, and our engineers were able to do this in less than 24 hours after YouTube Gaming was launched in August. We’ve enabled carriers to deliver both a superb gaming and video experience – and subscribers don’t have to suffer from bill shock.
