Google integrates WebRTC on Chrome

Shortly after the announcement of WebRTC video / audio conversation software as open source software, Google began integrating the software into Chrome as a Skype form.

Google acquired WebRTC real-time conversation software after acquiring Global IP Solutions (GIPS), a company specializing in Internet telephony (Internet Telephony) and videoconferencing.

Benefit from this project is clearly that Gmail - a video-capable service now requires the use of a proprietary plug-in. Gmail's conversations become even more important as Google's VoIP protocol improves and integrates with Google Voice services.

Not only that, Google hopes WebRTC will not only be used in Gmail, but will become a new Web standard for videoconferencing, peer-to-peer communication and for delivery. Essential basic network communication protocols. In an introductory blog post, Google said it would announce the technology as a free, open-source software, and pledged to work with Mozilla and Opera browser makers in a timely conversation project. real-time chat.

If Google and its allies succeed in building and supporting this technology for many web browsers, that means anyone can rely on this technology to build a website or web application. . In other words, anyone can create a Skype-style service, only with a Web application.

Google strongly supports the idea of ​​Web-based applications. Web apps (web-based apps) expand on many computer systems more easily - not only with Windows and Mac OS X, but also many other smartphones, so Google is trying its best. bringing the web app to keep up with what the native app (specifically designed application runs only on one device's operating system and often has to be adapted to run on other devices) is working.

Mr. Henrik Andreasson, Google programmer from GIPS said: 'Our goal is to bring real-time communications capabilities (RTC - Real-Time Communications) to Chrome through application programming interfaces ( Simple API). We are working hard to support the complete RTC in Chrome from WebKit - the open source browser tool that Chrome relies on - to the video and audio parts'.

Regarding the video, WebRTC uses Google's VP8 codec, a free, open-source copyrighted company technology that aims to reduce new technology barriers on the Web.

WebRTC software will appear first on Chrome browser.