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How Media over QUIC Works

MoQ is an emerging IETF standard built on QUIC and HTTP/3 that introduces a publish/subscribe model for live media delivery. The result: sub-second latency at broadcast scale, running over standard web infrastructure. This demo plays live MoQ streams from several public relays through Bitmovin's Player Web X. Transport and packaging come from moq-playa, the OpenMOQ reference implementation of MoQ.

Bitmovin is a member of the MoQ Alliance, which works alongside the IETF to keep Media over QUIC open and interoperable, and of the OpenMOQ Software Consortium, which builds the open-source software behind it. The streams on this page come from other members: Cloudflare, MOQtail and Red5.

Bitmovin and Cloudflare MoQ Architecture

"MoQ is the architectural reset the industry has been waiting for. It is the first protocol designed from the ground up to deliver sub-second latency while simultaneously reducing the massive infrastructure strain associated with mega-event broadcasting, all while maintaining or even improving visual quality."

Stefan Lederer, CEO & Founder at Bitmovin

"The streaming industry has spent too long locked into proprietary stacks that don't talk to each other. MoQ changes that. Our implementation is open source, our relay network is built on an open standard, and we're working alongside the rest of the IETF community to make sure it stays that way."

Dane Knecht, CTO at Cloudflare
Sub-second latency at broadcast scale
Built on open IETF standard (QUIC & HTTP/3)
Publish/subscribe model replaces legacy pull
Cloudflare global relay network across 330+ cities
No proprietary handshakes — full interoperability
Powered by Bitmovin Player Web X and moq-playa