Low bandwidth video streaming
A consortium comprising the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), the University of Cape Town (UCT) and Durban-based internet service provider East Coast Access (ECA) has received a three-year R14,5-million investment by the Innovation Fund of the Department of Science and Technology (DST).
The parties will join forces to develop a commercial-grade internet video broadcasting platform with integrated advertising for low bandwidth network infrastructure environments, as found in developing countries.
The aim of the investment is to see the product through from research to market implementation of commercial applications, such as entertainment content with video advertisements.
Lead project coordinator Dr. Keith Ferguson, a principal researcher at the Meraka Institute of the CSIR, will also oversee the development of the system design of the core media server software and part of the video research.
Anice Hassim of ECA, a black economic empowerment company, will be responsible for the work on the web-based market-facing interface.
Prof. H Anthony Chan and Prof. Mqhele E Dlodlo will lead the research at UCT and will be responsible for the supervision of two PhD and two MSc students who will research specialised areas of adaptive multimedia broadcasting.
The project will deliver a smooth webcast in varying network conditions found in low bandwidth environments and other technically and infrastructurally-constrained networks.
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