Addressing the Challenge of High-Traffic Video Streaming

September 27, 2016

Streaming video has long been the venue of third-party commercial content delivery networks (CDNs). However, when a streaming service starts generating a lot of traffic, even a robust CDN can't stop dreaded buffering or slow video startup times.As Netflix and others have discovered, the best, most cost-effective path to high-performance video service is with a network of private hosting solutions and clouds that essentially act like a private CDN.

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SONIFI Solutions, Inc.

SONIFI Solutions, Inc. ("SONIFI"​) is the leader in innovative guest experience and engagement solutions for the hospitality and healthcare industries - serving 500 million travelers in over one million hotel rooms annually. Core services include internet services, streaming, interactive television, and free-to-guest solutions along with unparalleled nationwide technical support and professional services.

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Gaming and the Future of Experience Design

whitePaper | April 2, 2020

As digital interfaces become more immersive, game design is the paradigm we need to adopt to best serve our customers. A bold statement, yes, but the evidence is in accelerating trends on user engagement, ubiquity of technology, and maturity of experiences. Video gaming leads all other forms of entertainment For a dramatic illustration of how important game design has become, just check the high scores. The medium has outpaced all other entertainment categories in revenue and profit, pulling in $116 billion globally in 2017, compared to $105 billion for TV and streaming TV, $41 billion for movies, and $17 billion for music.

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Technology, Media, and Telecommunications Predictions 2020

whitePaper | December 13, 2019

MANY PEOPLE MAY be familiar with the frustration of calling up their smartphone’s speech-to-text function to dictate an email, only to find that it won’t work because the phone isn’t connected to the internet. Now, a new generation of edge artificial intelligence (AI) chips is set to reduce those frustrations by bringing the AI to the device.

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VIRTUAL REALITYFOR ARTS & CULTURE

whitePaper | May 27, 2021

These are exceptional times. Measures to control the coronavirus crisis are causing a major seachange in how we go about our social and business lives. This white paper looks at the challenges posed to cultural continuity by the closure of arts and events venues caused by the need for social distancing and the containment of COVID-19. Exceptional times require exceptional measures. This white paper will go on to propose the use of Virtual Reality (VR) technology as a means of transforming the way we interact with art and culture whilst conforming to the proscriptions we need to live and work within.

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ATSC 3.0 white paper

whitePaper | February 12, 2022

How the latest standard enables TV broadcasters to mass distribute Internet Protocol (IP) data, creating new business opportunities and delivering critical public service improvements.

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With Virtual Reality to noticeably better training effects

whitePaper | May 28, 2021

In times of a shortage of skilled workers, the ongoing training of one‘s own employees has a decisively competitive advantage. However, conducting seminars on-site, sometimes lasting several weeks, is a noticeable financial burden especially for companies with several locations. Virtual Reality offers a practical solution here: the technology not only increases the feasibility of training and further education programs, but also helps to improve the memorability and internalization of the imparted knowledge - in favor of more efficient employee development and a faster ROI.

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The real launch process of media streaming platforms, explained

whitePaper | April 13, 2021

By 2021, it's estimated that 80% of total internet traffic will consist of streaming video content, but the long term development of such a fast growing industry still remains uncertain.In this whitepaper, learn what technical and logistical challenges arise during the media streaming launch process and how they’re solved.

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SONIFI Solutions, Inc.

SONIFI Solutions, Inc. ("SONIFI"​) is the leader in innovative guest experience and engagement solutions for the hospitality and healthcare industries - serving 500 million travelers in over one million hotel rooms annually. Core services include internet services, streaming, interactive television, and free-to-guest solutions along with unparalleled nationwide technical support and professional services.

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