WebRTC has the potential to enable real-time communication capabilities like video chat, voice calls, and messaging directly within web browsers. Currently, these features require separate proprietary software but WebRTC would integrate them into existing web applications. WebRTC could allow real-time communication capabilities to be embedded into social media, web apps, and games. However, WebRTC is still in its early stages and needs further development and standardization across browsers to achieve widespread adoption, especially with regards to interoperability, codec support, privacy, and other technical and regulatory aspects. Once these gaps are addressed, WebRTC may become a mainstream technology that unifies real-time communication with the web.

1. WebRTC
A diamond in the rough
Dan Druta
Service Standards, AT&T
Oct 8th 2013
IMTC Forum, Porto

2. WebRTC: A world of possibilities
Video
•Video Chat
•Face and object recognition
•Video Conferencing
Audio
•Telephony
•Voice Recognition
•Voicemail
•Voice Recognition
•Audio Share
Messaging &
Data
•Rich messaging
•Data channel for gaming or
any other purposesWhile most of the features are
possible today they require
proprietary client software to be
installed and don’t integrate with
existing web applications
Multiple models:
•Peer to peer communication
•One to many
•Many to one
•Real-time and non real-time
ALL in the browser!

3. Integrating RTC with trendy
services
Social Media
Web
Apps
Gaming
RTC
1. Embed communication in existing
web based applications and platforms
2. Enable interactive gaming while on a
session
3. Augmented Reality applications
It’s about Unified User Experience
ALL in the browser!

4. WebRTC HTML5 Ecosystem
Peer Connection Testing/Interop Real-time
Communications
Technical Scope Business/market
GetUserMedia
Web & TV
4
MediaStream

5. Back to the gemology parallel
• Carat
• Clarity
• Cut
• Color
• Power
• Performance
• Portability
• Perception
• Diamond Quality (4C) • WebRTC (4P)

6. • Browser Compatibility – Conformance
• Interoperability with existing real time services
• Codec Support
• Regulatory (E911, etc.)
• Reliability
• Mobile Friendly (battery efficient, network efficient)
• User Friendly (privacy, easy to understand)
• Adoption
8 Facets of WebRTC that need
polishing

7. • The potential is undoubtedly great
• The technology is in its infancy
• Polishing required to become mainstream
• There has to be a balance between all the
aspects in order for it to shine (4P)
Once gaps addressed it can be the
catalyst for the union between the web
and the real time communications
services
Conclusion