The webinar I presented via BrightTALK about the state of WebRTC: https://www.brighttalk.com/r/RT3 2014 had been a busy year for WebRTC. We've seen the mandatory video codec discussion come to closure, Microsoft coming into the fold and the launch of high profile startups such as Talko and Wire. In this session, Tsahi Levent-Levi will cover the progress and changes we've seen throughout 2014, giving glimpses to what can be expected in 2015 from WebRTC. The session will cover: - Browser support of WebRTC - ORTC & WebRTC, Video MTI codec - Unified Communications and WebRTC - The rise of mobile WebRTC services - The rapid changes in the WebRTC PaaS market

1. The State of WebRTC
January 2015
Tsahi
Levent-Levi

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WebRTC offers real time communication
natively from a web browser
WebRTC is a media engine with JavaScript
APIs

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WebRTC is a Technology
not a Solution
TheBusyBrain

4. Which WebRTC?
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WebRTC is both an open source project and a standard specification
webrtc.org
• The open source project
• Holds an implementation of the
WebRTC specification
• Can be used by anyone for
anything
And also openWebRTC.io
WebRTC 1.0
• The standard specification
• Not yet completed
• Handled by the IETF and W3C

5. 5
2013
2012
May 2011: WebRTC Announced
Google releases WebRTC source code for
the first time under a permissive BSD
license
Nov 2011: Chrome 23 adds WebRTC
No optional flag is required. Data channel
capabilities not supported
Jan 2013: Firefox 20 adds WebRTC
First release of Firefox supporting WebRTC.
Comes with GetUserMedia support only,
which gives access to the local camera
Feb 2013: Interoperability
Initial interoperability between Chrome
and Firefox browsers achieved. This is still
early on in the process, so things still don't
work as expected, but this is an indication of
things to come
Jun 2013: Firefox 22 released
First Firefox release that officially supports the ability to
make video calls as well as use the Data channel API Jul 2013: Chrome for Android Beta with WebRTC
The beta version of Chrome 29 on Android supports
WebRTCAug 2013: Chrome for Android
Chrome 29 for Android now fully supports WebRTC
Sep 2013: Firefox for Android supports WebRTC
The beta version of Chrome 29 on Android supports
WebRTC
Source:

6. 6
2014
Oct 2013: Opera 18 Beta intros WebRTC
First Opera release based on Chromium,
providing immediate WebRTC support
Feb 2014: Opera for Android Beta with WebRTC
First Android release for Opera supports WebRTCMar 2014: Opera for Android with WebRTC
Opera 20 for Android has WebRTC in GA
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Oct 2014: Microsoft announced ORTC support
Microsoft officially announced plans to support ORTC
(WebRTC 1.1) in a future release of Internet Explorer
May 2014: Microsoft promises to support GUM
Microsoft indicates in its IE status page that it plans
to support GetUserMedia APIs in its next version of
Internet Explorer

7. 7
2014
Oct 2013: Opera 18 Beta intros WebRTC
First Opera release based on Chromium,
providing immediate WebRTC support
Feb 2014: Opera for Android Beta with WebRTC
First Android release for Opera supports WebRTCMar 2014: Opera for Android with WebRTC
Opera 20 for Android has WebRTC in GA
Source:
Oct 2014: Microsoft announced ORTC support
Microsoft officially announced plans to support ORTC
(WebRTC 1.1) in a future release of Internet Explorer
May 2014: Microsoft promises to support GUM
Microsoft indicates in its IE status page that it plans
to support GetUserMedia APIs in its next version of
Internet Explorer
2015

8. ORTC
• Object RTC
• Aka – WebRTC 1.1
• Or – Microsoft’s way of joining the party
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9. Mandatory video codec
• VP8 or H.264?
• Both…
• The real game is VP9 vs H.265
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10. Notables in 2014
Unified Communications
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11. Cisco
• Cisco’s Project Squared
• A WebEx “project”
Reimagine business
collaboration
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12. Siemens
• The “new” Siemens
• Officially launched
Unified Communications
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13. Microsoft
• Skype for Web beta
• Skype for Business (Lync)
Adoption of WebRTC by one of
the largest VoIP OTT players,
and by Microsoft
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14. Notables in 2014
Redefining Voice
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15. Switch
• Adding voice to Google Apps
• /Craig Walker
• Grand Central
• UberConference
Seamless integration with
directory services, social
networks and email
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16. Talko
• Group comms
• /Ray Ozzie
• Lotus notes creator
• Microsoft CTO
Seamless transitions from live
to recorded voice
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17. Wire
• A better Skype
• /Janus Friis
• Skype co-founder
• /Jonathan Christensen
• GM @Skype
UX minimalism and focus
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18. Notables in 2014
WebRTC PaaS
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19. Our WebRTC PaaS players, a year ago
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20. AddLive acquired by SnapChat
Taken off market
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21. Crocodile RCS acquired byAscision
Morphs into Forge
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22. Rebtel spins out Sinch
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23. ooVoo announces a dev platform
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24. Requestec acquired by Blackboard
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Taken off market

25. Genband announces Kandy
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26. Weemo rebrands to SightCall
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27. Digium launches Respoke
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28. Bistri refocuses on developers
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29. vLine closes developer program
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30. What will 2015 bring?
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31. Need more?
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32. About Me
• Too many years in the telecom industry. Mainly VoIP
• Developer, Product Manager, CTO
• Had my share of standardization and patents
• Write about WebRTC and other topics
• Published multiple WebRTC reports
• Consulting
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Tsahi Levent-Levi
tsahil@bloggeek.me
@tsahil

33. Thank You!
Tsahi Levent-Levi
http://bloggeek.me
tsahil@bloggeek.me
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