WebRTC Weekly Issue #171 - May 10, 2017

Here is the latest on WebRTC  from your friends at webrtcweekly.com.

Reading

WhatsApp’s investment in video calling is totally paying off (Mashable)
340 million video minutes. A day.

Building A Peer-to-Peer Mesh Network (Peer5)
Your 101 for P2P mesh networks.

Is the tide starting to turn on A2P SMS? (Alan Quayle)
Peak SMS?

Technical

The 4 Techniques of Monitoring WebRTC Services (testRTC)
The various ways in which you can monitor WebRTC products and services.

Diagnosing Network Problems with WebRTC Applications (Frozen Mountain)
An overview of different network problems that can plague media delivery in WebRTC.

Use Cases and Customer Wins

Amazon unveils the $230 Echo Show, with a screen for calls, shipping June 28 (TechCrunch)
One has to wonder if this uses WebRTC – and be surprised if it doesn’t.

HUGE WebRTC Opportunities Begging to Be Developed (LinkedIn)
Sherwin Sim shares a few use cases for WebRTC.

Releases

Build with the OpenTok Platform Starting at $9.99/month (TokBox)
TokBox reduces its monthly base rate from $50 to $9.99.

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