WebRTC Weekly Issue #579 - March 19, 2025

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

Reading

Anthropic is reportedly prepping a voice mode for Claude (TechCrunch)
Will this be using WebSocket or WebRTC or both?

Technical

Built with WebRTC: Jitsi (sponsored)
Register now: March 27; For a technical discussion on how the Jitsi team added support for AV1.

Can I sing over G.711? (WebRTC For Developers)
A good overview of the differences between narrowband and wideband speech codecs.

The Unofficial Guide to OpenAI Realtime WebRTC API (webrtcHacks)
webrtcHacks joins the wave of OpenAI posts.

RTP Reception: Making Media Look and Sound Good (Webex)
Webex continues with their great explainer posts on VoIP. This time, jitter buffer and lip synchronization.

Use Cases and Customer Wins

Discord Launches SDK to Power Social Infrastructure and Communications for Games (Press release)
Yes. It includes voice chat.

Releases

Say hello to improved Cloud analytics (LiveKit)
LiveKit improves its dashboard in the backend.

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