WebRTC Weekly Issue #411 - December 22, 2021

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

Our recent Kranky Geek event is now available on YouTube.

Reading

Interactive streaming platform Adventr raises $5M in seed funding (TechCrunch)
Is talking to ads going to be a thing? And will we be using WebRTC for this?

Technical

How many transceivers are “enough”? (discuss-webrtc)
Go voice your opinion. It is important (so you don’t get surprised when Google makes a decision on this).

Create a custom Redundant Audio Data (RED) encoder to prevent WebRTC audio quality degradation (Zenn)
Google Translate it – implementing RED for P2P using Insertable Streams.

How to build large-scale end-to-end encrypted group video calls (Signal)
A bit on what it takes to implement your own SFU.

Large WebRTC Video Grids: Managing CPU and Network Constraints (Agora)
Ben with a follow up on his Kranky Geek session.

Use Cases and Customer Wins

Join the WebRTC.ventures Team (sponsored):
WebRTC.ventures is seeking additional talent to join their expert development team.

Ameelio’s free video calling service for inmates goes live at first facilities (TechCrunch)
WebRTC is making this possible.

Telehealth Innovators The Vet Connection, MedWand and MediPortal Join LiveSwitch (LiveSwitch)
LiveSwitch showing a new set of healthcare vendors using their platform.

Releases

Agora Releases Native SDK v3.6.0 (Agora)
Mostly a maintenance release with a several improvements and fixes.

From our own posts

None this week.