Red5 Taps PubNub to Power the Next Era of Real-Time Interactive Streaming
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BOSTON - Californer -- Red5, the leading provider of real-time streaming technology, today announced a deep technology integration with PubNub, the leader in real-time interactive applications. The joint solution focuses on Red5 Cloud, Red5's fully managed cloud-based streaming service. For customers requiring on-premise or self-managed deployments, Red5 Pro provides the same ultra-low latency architecture in server software form. Together with PubNub, Red5's real-time streaming solutions deliver sub-250 millisecond, ultra-low-latency live video with interactive features powered by the PubNub Platform—engineered for massive scale, global reach, and unmatched feature flexibility—plus built-in no-code decision intelligence to optimize personalization, engagement, retention, and monetization in real-time.

Key benefits of the combined solution include:

• End-to-end interactivity – Build rich livestream experiences using Red5 TrueTime Solutions™ suite – mix multi-camera feeds, host watch parties, synchronize overlays and metadata, and layer in live polls, chat, leaderboards, and AR effects.
• Built-in optimization – No-code decision intelligence continuously adapts user experiences in real time to maximize personalization, engagement, retention, and monetization.
• Transparent, flexible pricing – Red5's tiered video plans and PubNub's MAU-only pricing with no per-minute streaming charges or forced bundles.
• OEM-ready optimization – Embedded, no-code decision intelligence can be fully branded and integrated directly into customer applications and platforms, enabling turnkey in-platform optimization without additional infrastructure.
• Proven low-latency performance – Sub-250 ms glass-to-glass video, <100 ms data delivery, scalable presence, and serverless logic.
• Unlimited scalability – Autoscaling across multiple hyperscalers and private data centers to millions of concurrent users globally.

Backed by global infrastructure for predictable performance at scale, the combined stack delivers unmatched breadth—sub-250 millisecond live video, in-app messaging, synchronized metadata, and real-time audience engagement features powered by TrueTime Solutions™, with support for WHIP, Zixi, SRT, RTMP, and more in a single OEM-ready solution. Red5 Cloud is a fully managed PaaS that delivers globally scalable, ultra-low-latency streaming with dedicated infrastructure for each customer, ensuring performance, security, and flexibility at any scale. For customers needing full control over infrastructure, Red5 Pro provides the same performance for on-premises deployments. Additional capabilities include scalable presence and serverless logic. The no-code optimization engine enables real-time experimentation and fine-tuned personalization to drive consumption, engagement, retention, and monetization.

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The joint solution is available today. Reference integrations, Terraform modules, and Helm charts are open‑sourced on GitHub.

Learn more and get started at https://www.red5.net/blog/red5-cloud-integrates-pubnub-to-deliver-interactivity-intelligence-global-scalability-for-real-time-streaming/