Common Misconceptions About Real-Time Communication

In his recent Kranky Geek WebRTC presentation, Ben Weekes debunked several misconceptions about real-time communication (RTC). He demonstrated that multiple selective forwarding unit (SFU) architectures connected by a software-defined and managed virtual network can significantly outperform peer-to-peer connections over the public internet. Agora's unique solution involves placing their own servers into every ISP network globally, using machine learning to continuously probe for the most direct and robust routes between them. This architecture provides twice the speed of the public internet on average, allowing all participants to experience ultra-low latency and high-fidelity video streaming. Agora's reliable, very high-quality real-time engagement (RTE) platform is scalable and can be easily integrated into any app using their native and web SDKs.