HEVC and VP9 are still problematic because, quite simply, even 20Mbps of connectivity is something that only a minority percentage of households have access to. In the U.S that percentage hangs at around 19% and worldwide it’s even lower at less than 12%. This is where the technology of a service called Beamr comes into the picture. While still largely in development for 4K compression (but already available for compression of 720p and 1080p Full HD), Beamr’s technology adds another layer of video compression on top of that which is already delivered by codecs like HEVC and VP9.
via 4K Stream Transmission requirements might get much lighter thanks to Beamr –.