Viewer requirements
The viewer is able to see Broadcast by Whisbi on the vast majority of modern devices and browsers.
Whisbi uses three different protocols for video broadcasting. RTMP for Flash, HLS for mobile devices and MPEG-DASH for browsers that do not have Flash installed, Whisbi will choose the best option depending on the environment of the viewer.
The viewer’s device should have access to the domain *.whisbi.com through the ports TCP 80, 443, 1935 (default ports for browsing and real-time video port).
Data usage
In terms of mobile data consumption, the Broadcast stream has a constant utilization of 7 megabytes per minute. To get a rough idea of what it supposes, the Youtube video streaming service, for example, has the following values:
| Resolution | Consumption |
| 360p | 4,40 MB/min |
| 480p | 7,70 MB/min |
| 720p | 14,50 MB/min |
| 1080p | 27,60 MB/min |
Requirements for the viewer to watch a broadcast:
| Device type + OS version | Browser |
| Desktop | Firefox – The two latest public major Firefox-versions are supported. Example: Firefox 80 is publicly available as the latest major version. Firefox 79 is also supported in this case. |
| Desktop | Chrome – The two latest public major Chrome-versions are supported. Example: Chrome 85 is publicly available as the latest major version. Chrome 84 is also supported in this case. |
| macOS – The two latest public major MacOS-versions are supported. Example: MacOS 11 is publicly available as the latest major OS-version. MacOS 10.15 is also supported in this case. | Safari – The two latest public major Safari-versions are supported. Example: Safari 14 is publicly available as the latest major version. Safari 13 is also supported in this case. |
| macOS – The two latest public major MacOS-versions are supported. Example: MacOS 11 is publicly available as the latest major OS-version. MacOS 10.15 is also supported in this case. | Chrome – The two latest public major Chrome-versions are supported. Example: Chrome 85 is publicly available as the latest major version. Chrome 84 is also supported in this case. |
| Android – The two latest public major Android-versions are supported. Example: Android 11 is publicly available as the latest major OS-version. Android 10 is also supported in this case. | Firefox – The two latest public major Firefox-versions are supported. Example: Firefox 80 is publicly available as the latest major version. Firefox 79 is also supported in this case. |
| Android – The two latest public major Android-versions are supported. Example: Android 11 is publicly available as the latest major OS-version. Android 10 is also supported in this case. | Chrome – The two latest public major Chrome-versions are supported. Example: Chrome 85 is publicly available as the latest major version. Chrome 84 is also supported in this case. |
| iOS – The two latest public major iOS-versions are supported. Example: iOS 14 is publicly available as the latest major OS-version. iOS 13 is also supported in this case. | Safari – The two latest public major Safari-versions are supported. Example: Safari 14 is publicly available as the latest major version. Safari 13 is also supported in this case. |
| iOS – The two latest public major iOS-versions are supported. Example: iOS 14 is publicly available as the latest major OS-version. iOS 13 is also supported in this case. | Chrome – The two latest public major Chrome-versions are supported. Example: Chrome 85 is publicly available as the latest major version. Chrome 84 is also supported in this case. |