Ross Video joins SRT alliance to expand Open Source development

Ross Video has become the latest member of SRT Alliance, the open-source initiative dedicated to overcoming the challenges of low-latency video streaming by supporting the collaborative development of SRT Open Source.

SRT (Secure Reliable Transport) is a free open source video transport protocol and technology stack, originally developed by Haivision, that enables the delivery of high-quality and secure, low-latency video across the public internet.

Commenting on the news, Ross Video’s chief technology officer Troy English, said: “Ross is very happy to join the SRT Alliance and to contribute to their work addressing the challenges around high performance, low-latency, secure and reliable streaming across the public Internet. We have had interest from our clients in integrating SRT with our product portfolio and we are actively developing these capabilities. Ross has a strong history of innovation in a variety of different hardware and software fields, and we look forward to bringing that expertise to bear in our dealings with the SRT Alliance and its members.”

Jesús (Suso) Carrillo, director of the SRT Alliance at Haivision, added: “We’re thrilled that Ross has joined the SRT Alliance, an industry movement to improve the way the world streams video. As one of the leading manufacturers of live production equipment, Ross will provide its customers with best-in-class SRT solutions to help them with their remote and cloud production workflows.”

The SRT Alliance was founded by Haivision in April 2017 and already has more than 400 members.