Apple’s Support Of WebRTC Is Good For RTC, Great For Agora

Apple's announcement of support for WebRTC technology in iOS11 and Safari marks a significant step towards mainstream adoption of embedded real-time communication (RTC) solutions. While WebRTC 1.0 covers the fundamentals, there is still much development work to be done on features such as background processing and improvements in codecs. Apple's endorsement will likely boost visibility and incentivize WebRTC development for mobile endpoints, leading to discussions on quality and scale. Challenges include working with low-end devices that do not yet support WebRTC and addressing scalability and quality of experience issues due to unpredictable public network conditions. Agora.io is working towards building the industry's first RTC platform with web-to-native interoperability, aiming to tackle these challenges and provide a full-stack solution for high-quality audio and video communication on a planetary scale.