NAB 2023: AWS opens new gateway for live video | Infrastructure | News | Rapid TV News
Summary
Explaining the reasons for the launch, AWS says delivery of live-video multicast streams between datacentres and the cloud typically requires investment in specialised third-party hardware and software or resources to develop a custom solution. These solutions can be costly, complex, and difficult to support, and monitoring requires extensive knowledge and investment in vendor-specific tools.With the new MediaConnect Gateway, AWS assures that customers have the ability to view, monitor, and control live video stream transport in on-premises datacentres directly from the AWS Management Console or by using the MediaConnect API. “MediaConnect Gateway gives customers full control over deploying and monitoring their hybrid live video workflows, saving them valuable time and resources so they can instead focus on their core business.”AWS envisages that customers will use MediaConnect Gateway primarily for contribution and distribution of live video. For video contribution workflows, AWS saw a typical use case of a content provider that originates live linear channels on premises and who sends these feeds to partners around the globe. When an on-premises multicast video feed is selected, the video signal is transported as unicast to the cloud using AWS Elemental MediaConnect, a service that combines the dependability of satellite and fibre-optic transport with the user-friendliness of IP-based networks.Commenting on what the new solution could do for its business, Dave Evans, product VP, M2A CONNECT at cloud-based live video solutions provider M2A Media said: “We’ve been using MediaConnect since launch, and now MediaConnect Gateway bridges the gap and makes the cloud even more broadcast-friendly.