Abacast Services
Unicast and P2P

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Manage and monetize commercial-quality live broadcasts, from audio to live HD video and for audiences in the hundreds to the millions. Use Abacast's global CDN or optionally, peer-assisted distribution, to distribute live content including streaming radio and video, concerts, news, Internet television, or corporate meetings.

With Abacast you have a choice of delivery and format options to distribute you content giving your audience the best user experience possible on the web today.

Live Audio and Live Video Format Options
Abacast's Hybrid CDN supports all of the most popular video formats for live video and audio streaming including:

  • Video – Windows Media (WMA/WMV), Flash/H.264/On2 V6, Ogg Vorbis, QuickTime, RealMedia
  • Audio – MP3, AAC, aacPlus, Flash, H.264, QuickTime
  Live Streaming Applications
Use Abacast live streaming for:
  • Online radio including terrestrial simulcast
  • Online-only radio
  • Online video broadcasts and live events
  • Mobile audio and video streaming
  • Enterprise streaming of live video

Standard Unicast Delivery
Live Unicast Delivery uses Abacast’s global, high capacity Content Delivery Network to deliver Live audio and video content including Flash, Windows Media, MP3, and other common media formats.  

Abacast Live Unicast Delivery was specifically built to serve the Online Radio, Internet Video, and Enterprise markets, and integrates seamlessly with our other services including content management, analytics, Digital Rights Management services, and more.  
With multiple locations across the globe and built-in redundancy, your content will be delivered quickly and reliably, even when there are large traffic spikes.  In addition, Abacast Live Unicast Delivery can be used seamlessly with our Live Peer-Assisted Delivery, giving publishers true hybrid capabilities and the ultimate in flexibility and control of delivery options and costs.  

Abacast Professional Services has extensive experience in integrating our Live Unicast Delivery service directly into custom media players and download managers.

Optional Peer-Assisted Delivery
Abacast Peer-Assisted Delivery is a highly efficient option when using Abacast’s Live service for distributing live video or live audio.

With Abacast audio streaming you can get 128Kbps Abacast-enabled streams for less than the cost of 48Kbps unicast streams.  For video streaming get 750Kbps Abacast-enabled streams for less than the cost of 250Kbps unicast streams. 

Abacast has taken the security, high quality, and control of unicast technology and combined it with the efficiency of peer-to-peer delivery. The result is a very secure, high quality, stable, resilient network that uses up to 80% less bandwidth, provides higher quality connections, and enables publishers to serve their customers the highest quality content.

With the Live Peer-Assisted Delivery option, all of the features of Abacast Live are provided including smart analytics, a web-based console for content management, and support for standard video formats including Windows and Flash as well as standard audio formats including mp3, wma, and ogg.



Live Streaming Key Features and Benefits
  • Support for common video formats- Windows Media (WMA/WMV), Flash/H.264/On2 V6, Ogg Vorbis, QuickTime, RealMedia. 
  • Support for common audio formats- Mp3, wma, AAC, aacplus, H.264, and OGG.
  • Standard integration into your website and players- Abacast uses traditional services that integrate easily into HTML web pages.
  • Smart analytics- Increase revenue, identify viewing patterns, and optimize marketing programs through both real time and historical business analytics.
  • Web-based console- Manage, organize, and report on your live and on-demand content with one integrated, web-based tool.
  • Complete flexibility in delivery options- Choose from multiple delivery options, from peer-assisted to traditional server-based (Unicast) delivery based on customer type (free, ad-supported, or paid), content type (popular, long-tail), or content monetization possibilities (from free to highly valued). 
  • Works with other Abacast services- Easily integrate other Abacast services including Abacast On-Demand Delivery, Ad Injection System, Premier Media Players, Subscription Management, Digital Rights Management, and Enterprise services. 
  • Commercial quality service- Abacast Live has been in production for over six years and honed to a reliable, secure, and highly efficient delivery network. 
  • Full 24x7 Support- All Abacast services come with 24x7 support included, so you can be confident your streaming services will be rock solid.