How to Live Stream Your Event without Internet Issues

Are you planning an event (or just attending it) and want to share it with your followers and people interested? There’s nothing simpler – you can choose to live stream it over the Internet.

In the most simple setup, you only need a smartphone with solid Internet access. Just put that up on a tripod, choose the platform you’re streaming to (YouTube, Twitch, Facebook Live, Zoom, etc.) and you’re done. If you want it to be more professional, you can go with a video system with several cameras and a specialized streaming software to change views.

Remember the key phrase above: solid Internet access. Because that’s the most important things when live streaming events:

• connection reliability – no disconnects
• connection speed – bandwidth & latency, no drops in upload bandwidth to generate poor quality video being streamed
• connection security – no vulnerabilities while streaming

This article will share how to live stream your event online and not get into any of those pesky Internet problems.

It’s not a 100% probability, but it’s close to that. And you don’t want to be caught off guard by those Internet issues. So, why do they happen?

In most cases it’s about the capacity of the Internet providers in the event area to serve the crowds. Remember that poor WiFi at your latest event, back when they used to happen, before the Covid-19 pandemic? How many times have you had to switch to a cellular connection in order to get things done?

Here’s what usually happens, from a more technical perspective:

• There’s not enough bandwidth available for your live stream so either the quality drops (jittery / choppy video) and/or you see disconnects
• The WiFi coverage is spotty – this leads to disconnects
• The WiFi hotspot is offline, but your device connects to it – your mobile device clings to it as it cannot tell it doesn’t work. So, instead of switching back to LTE to keep the stream going, it will disconnect it.

What can you do to live stream your event without any head aches? Read below.

Bottom line – you want to avoid being disconnected while live streaming your event. And, of course, have a constantly good video streaming quality. Relying on a single ISP can get you in trouble. So, relying on two or more ISPs is better. Best case scenario for live streaming your event with solid Internet: you combine 2 or more connections at once from different ISPs with a channel bonding app designed for streaming like Speedify. 

Speedify uses channel bonding technology to use 2 or more connections at the same time. It’s the only software bonding service that can run on any device, whether it’s a desktop or laptop computer, smartphone or tablet.

If one of your connections fails, Speedify automatically reroutes all the traffic through your other available connection(s). This happens in the background without you having to do anything. When the dropped connection is back online, Speedify will pick it up and start using it again.

At least that’s what our customers say. Here’s an example.

As a fast bonding VPN, Speedify acts like a power-up for your device. Instead of only using a single Internet connection at a time, Speedify allows your device to use multiple connections simultaneously. You’ll get more bandwidth and more stable livestreams. 

Speedify constantly monitors the quality of your Internet connections. If the Wi-Fi becomes unreliable, it’ll automatically reroute data through cellular data until Wi-Fi is available again. 

Moreover, it automatically identifies audio and video streams, and provides quality of service (QoS) by prioritizing streams over other traffic. Web browsing and software updates can’t mess up your calls and live streams.

Wondering how to live stream your event and not get into any connectivity trouble? Try Speedify when live streaming your event! Get it here!