Live Video Streaming Without Dedicated Hardware: Speedify Combines Internet Connections in Software

Use the Speedify Software App to Combine Multiple Internet Connections to Stream Broadcast Quality Live Video

Live video over bonded cellular used to mean a hardware box: cellular bonding units and multi-WAN routers that cost a great deal, need a skilled team to configure, and travel to every site with the crew.

Combining several WAN connections suits live streaming: the upload of each connection adds up, and one failing connection no longer ends the broadcast. Speedify does this in software, combining Wi-Fi, 4G/5G cellular, Ethernet, Starlink and satellite internet connections, and when one connection fails the others carry the video. That failover needs two or more internet connections; on a single connection Speedify works as an encrypted VPN and cannot stop that connection from dropping.

Speedify bonds every link you have into one broadcast feed, with no hardware

WI‑FI ETHERNET CELLULAR STARLINK SPEEDIFY ONE BROADCAST FEED FOUR LINKS, ONE FEED ONE LINK FAILS NO RACK OF HARDWARE THE FEED HOLDS LIVE FEED NEWSROOM CDN + RTMP VIEWERS
Links4 at once
HardwareNone
If one failsFeed holds
EncryptionAlways on

Page down for the pitfalls of the hardware approach and what Speedify for Teams gives an organization streaming from crowded events and remote sites; Speedify’s team can scope a deployment.

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How Speedify combines internet connections on any hardware

A walkthrough of the protocol, the per-packet distribution model, the failover logic and the encryption layer in one detailed explainer, plus the architecture and engineering tradeoffs that make Speedify different from a load balancer or a regular VPN.

Get started with Speedify for your business

Speedify offers three commercial paths. They work together, and most enterprise customers use two or more.

01

Speedify Teams

Faster, more reliable internet for everyone in your business, managed from one dashboard.

Speedify on every supported OS for every team member


Centralized dashboard for billing, user provisioning, and usage analytics


CSV import/export and a RESTful management API

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02

Speedify for Routers

Run Speedify on hardware you already own, or buy a Powered by Speedify router with it preinstalled.

License for supported OpenWrt routers


Powered by Speedify hardware lineup ready to deploy out of the box


Miri, GL.iNet and other partner models


Covers every device on the network, with no per-device install

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03

Embed Speedify into your product

Add Speedify's ability to combine internet connections to your own product. For OEMs, software vendors and hardware manufacturers that ship connectivity as a feature of their own product line.

A · DIY

Build it yourself with the Speedify SDK.

Integrate Speedify into your iOS, Android, Windows, macOS, Linux or QNX product. Full developer documentation, sample code and supported integration paths. Your team owns the build, and the Speedify SDK handles combining the internet connections.

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B · CUSTOM ENGINEERING

Have the Speedify team build it for you.

The Speedify engineering team delivers custom integration work, deployment architecture and protocol-level customization, built to your spec and your timeline by the people who built Speedify.
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Where Hardware Routers, Cellular Multiplexers and Link Aggregation Boxes Fall Short

Hardware solutions, like cellular bonding routers and cellular multiplexers, are expensive and complex. It often takes a full team just to install and configure the hardware. If you are streaming from a remote location or a crowded live event, the bulk and power needs of the hardware create more logistics problems. And the more complicated a system is, the more things can go wrong.

Speedify for Teams: Software That Combines Internet Connections for Live Video Backhaul

With Speedify for Teams, there is no need for a team of experts to run wires, test protocols and spend hours on setup. Speedify is a cross-platform app that combines internet connections and encrypts the traffic, and it needs little configuration before a broadcast.

Speedify works on all of the major platforms:

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • iOS
  • Android
  • Linux
  • OpenWrt

Your team can run one operating system or a mix of platforms: Speedify works the same way on each of them.

Speedify Combines Internet Connections for Redundancy and Multi-WAN Failover

Speedify combines every available internet connection, from Ethernet to 4G/5G cellular, Starlink and other satellite internet, so the stream can draw on the upload of all of them. Speedify also handles failover: Speedify monitors each connection and its signal strength, and if one fails or becomes unreliable, Speedify moves the data packets to the other connections until the lost connection comes back.

All of this happens in the background. Speedify just works quietly to optimize your connections and make sure your video streaming continues smoothly.

Speedify also encrypts the traffic like a VPN (DTLS 1.2 with AES-256-GCM or ChaCha20-Poly1305), so combining internet connections does not need expensive hardware and does not leave the video feed unprotected.

Speedify Is Used on Millions of Devices Worldwide

Speedify has made internet connections faster and more reliable for businesses and individuals since 2014.

15M+

Speedify downloads worldwide

75K+

5-star reviews for Speedify on iOS and Android

82

Speedify server points of presence in 50+ cities on 6 continents

500TB+

Of internet traffic carried by Speedify every week

Speedify Partners

Speedify works with these companies to bring faster, more reliable internet and networking technology to their customers and employees.

Xfinity
Cox
CujoAI
Comcast
OmniAccess
MVD
Magewell
Miri

Broadcast Live from Crowded Events and Remote Sites by Combining Internet Connections

Speedify for Teams works with any number of uplinks. Combine Starlink, Wi-Fi, DSL and a 4G/5G cellular connection to give a satellite office or a temporary shooting location a more reliable internet connection.

Combining internet connections for live video does not require dedicated hardware. Speedify for Teams is the software option: Speedify adds up the upload of every connection, keeps the stream on air when one connection drops, and encrypts the feed.

Contact the Speedify team to learn how Speedify for Teams fits your organization.

Speedify Business Solutions

Speedify Teams

Get faster uploads and downloads and a more reliable internet connection for all the people and devices in your business.

Speedify for Routers

Run Speedify on your OpenWrt, GL.iNet or Miri router to combine Wi-Fi, 4G/5G cellular, Ethernet, Starlink and satellite internet connections for every device on your network.

Speedify Embedded Solutions and Integrations

Add Speedify to your own app or hardware with the Speedify SDK. Your product then combines internet connections, fails over automatically when one drops, and encrypts the traffic, using the same technology as the Speedify app.