Latin America. A renowned broadcaster and long-time LiveU customer has successfully completed a series of live connectivity tests using LiveU IQ (LIQ),™ LiveU's revolutionary and award-winning solution.
Thanks to AI-based intelligent decision-making, LIQ seamlessly and dynamically switches modems between telephone operators, selecting the highest performing networks available at a specific location and time.
The broadcaster tested LIQ's resilience and performance at various live sporting events (including international rugby matches and first-division football) and newscasts in Europe from locations with congested or limited cellular coverage.
Thanks to its fleet of LiveU LU800 – IP-linked video encoders – the broadcaster was able to rely on LIQ to intelligently select the highest-performing cellular network operators in each location, maintaining a constant transmission during each session.
Extensive testing demonstrated that LIQ provided high-quality, low-latency transmissions over linked cellular networks in complex scenarios that previously would have required the use of traditional, usually more expensive and complex connectivity options.
As these tests demonstrate, LIQ not only allows broadcasters to break free from the constraints of the pre-assigned network, but also provides them with predictable data analytics that allow them to overcome previous difficulties in complex environments. At times of peak public network usage, such as a goal or half-time, when fans turn to their phones, LIQ has proven to overcome network challenges, significantly outperforming conventional connections.
LIQ helps optimize live streams by combining three powerful and innovative decision-making solutions: historical streaming data, AI, and dynamically switchable eSIMs. It amplifies the resilience of LiveU's wireless IP video protocol, LiveU Reliable Transport (LRT™), leveraging the strengths of LiveU's network operator partners so that video teams can be sure to experience the best cellular connectivity available, wherever and whenever they want to stream.
LiveU IQ is now available as a monthly subscription that can be added to new or existing LU800 field units.
*Photo shows two different LiveU IQ scenarios in use: a soccer match in a crowded stadium and a rural area with limited connectivity.
