Qwilt Unveils Caching for Live Streaming

Qwilt has introduced a transparent caching solution for live-streamed events online: Qwilt Live Stream Cache. The new functionality is intended to enhance Qwilt's QB-Series Video Fabric Controllers for over-the-top (OTT) video delivery for service providers. The new software is designed to dynamically cache streams of unmanaged and managed live online content to improve QoE for the subscriber.

Qwilt Live Stream Cache is designed to identify trending and popular live OTT video streams, enabling the company's video controllers to direct those streams into the controller's FastCache, a dedicated control and storage path for delivery of live streams. It then establishes a local live video transmission point in each neighborhood that can serve nearby subscribers using a single seed stream, offloading strain on the network.