August 24, 2025
Revolutionary Media over QUIC implementation transforms live streaming with 10x lower latency than HLS
GLOBAL - August 24, 2025 - WINK Streaming, a pioneer in enterprise video streaming solutions, today announced the open source release of Media over QUIC (MoQ) protocol support for MediaMTX, the popular real-time media server. This groundbreaking implementation achieves 200-300 millisecond latency, making it one of the first production-ready MoQ solutions for surveillance and live streaming applications.
The MoQ implementation represents a fundamental shift in live streaming technology, reducing latency from seconds to milliseconds. This breakthrough enables entirely new categories of real-time applications including interactive live events, time-critical surveillance, and instant emergency response systems.
| Protocol | Typical Latency | Improvement with MoQ |
|---|---|---|
| HLS | 2-10 seconds | 10-50x faster |
| RTMP | 1-3 seconds | 5-15x faster |
| WebRTC | 500ms-2 seconds | 2.5-10x faster |
| MoQ (WINK) | 200-300ms | Baseline |
"During development, we discovered that browsers cannot use native QUIC due to security restrictions," explained Michael Miller, CTO of WINK Streaming. "Instead of seeing this as a limitation, we implemented both WebTransport for browser playback and native QUIC for server-to-server communication. This dual-transport architecture provides maximum flexibility for different deployment scenarios."
The implementation leverages WebCodecs API for hardware-accelerated video decoding and Web Audio API for synchronized playback, achieving performance previously only possible with native applications.
Unlike proof-of-concept demonstrations, WINK's MoQ implementation is production-tested on real surveillance cameras and traffic monitoring systems where reliability is critical. The solution seamlessly integrates with MediaMTX's existing support for RTMP, RTSP, HLS, and WebRTC streams, allowing organizations to adopt MoQ without replacing their current infrastructure.
This release aligns with Cloudflare's recent launch of the first MoQ CDN and ongoing standardization efforts at the IETF. WINK's contribution focuses on the "last mile" of MoQ deployment - bringing the protocol to actual cameras and encoding systems used in production environments.
"Cloudflare showed courage in shipping MoQ before the RFC was finalized," noted Miller. "We're following that lead by contributing production code that works today, not waiting for perfect standards. The future of streaming is being built through action, not committees."
The MoQ implementation for MediaMTX is available immediately under an open source license:
MoQ is an emerging protocol that leverages QUIC transport (the foundation of HTTP/3) for media delivery. It provides built-in encryption, superior handling of packet loss, and dramatically lower latency compared to traditional streaming protocols. The protocol is being standardized by the IETF with contributions from Meta, Cloudflare, Google, and now WINK Streaming.
Founded in 2006, WINK Streaming provides enterprise video streaming and transcoding solutions for government agencies, transportation departments, and security operations worldwide. The company specializes in reliable video delivery for mission-critical applications where failure is not an option. WINK's products power traffic camera networks, emergency operations centers, and public safety systems globally.
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