Wowza finds chasm between latency targets and actual performance

A survey from Wowza, which has polled broadcasters, has demonstrated the gap between today’s performance and tomorrow’s dreams. The most interesting takeaway is that 52% of live streams have more than a three-second lag, according to the results. Wowza warns readers not to misinterpret the graph, as the sub-3 seconds category is the largest – on 33.7%. Only 14.1% report less than one second of latency. Wowza says that standard TV clocks in around 5 seconds of latency, meaning that around half of OTT broadcasts are behind traditional cable and satellite. Wowza’s categorization asks for the typical latency. The 14.1% in sub-second latency fall under the Near Real-Time banner, which include communications and device remote control. The sub-3 second group…