Compression Coffee Break: Winning the Apple HLS match

Snack on this fact during your coffee break: Synamedia is the only company that has a true, end-to-end video network portfolio, including a CDN solution, to deliver live streaming experiences with optimized latency to any device. Yes, you’ve read that right.  We’re the only one.

Most recently, we’ve added a low latency solution for Apple HLS (HTTP Live Streaming) to our roster. Why is this important to our customers?

Well, mostly because the number of Apple devices that are streaming live OTT content continues to grow – and yet the traditionally high latency challenge remains. Apple HLS has, at times, been associated with higher latency and that’s because it was never meant to compete with broadcast. But here we are, in a converged world, and that statement no longer holds true.

With Synamedia’s low latency solution, content owners who are streaming to Apple devices can rely on a “one-stop shop” solution that addresses not just latency and reliability – but everything in between that’s needed to distribute, process and deliver video content.

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This is the second in our series of Compression Coffee Break blog posts – aimed to provide you with small “snacks” of information about the benefits of compression and other video distribution, delivery and processing, along with the industry challenges they will help overcome. Keep an eye out on our blog for more – we promise delays will be minimal, just like watching live sports events powered by our technology.