LiveKit: Building Apps for Real-Time Audio and Video Streaming

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21 days ago

Summary

LiveKit enables real-time audio and video streaming, with over 500 paying customers and use cases in industries like aerospace, government, and entertainment. The company is expanding its engineering team and developing an elastic agent compute service.

Key Points

LiveKit offers SDKs, tools, and APIs for building streaming video and audio experiences
The platform has a managed version called LiveKit Cloud, which allows companies to build scalable media streaming solutions
LiveKit is used by large aerospace companies for launch and flight observation, as well as in various government applications

Why It Matters

LiveKit's ability to enable real-time audio and video streaming makes it a crucial tool for industries that require high-bandwidth data transmission.

Author

Kyle Wiggers

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