Introducing Orbital — The First Open-source Reference Application of the VideoCoin Network

At VideoCoin, our mission is to enable developers to easily build applications on our next generation video-infrastructure platform. In that direction, we are proud to announce our first open-source Reference Application of the VideoCoin Network, Orbital!

Since our Fuji launch of the VideoCoin Network, we have had over 1,400 developers, workers, and video infrastructure enthusiasts sign up to work with us. With the upcoming Kilimanjaro release, which is bringing a plethora of enhancements to the network, we are excited to give developers a jump-start to their applications.

Orbital will be a fully open-source application available for Android, iOS and as a web application. Since we will be opening up our Publisher Studio to the wider public, we expect this to result in an explosion of growth in applications on the network and as such, use of the network itself.

Paired with the upcoming updates to our Stream Explorer, in which anyone can view traffic passing through the VideoCoin Network in real-time and on the blockchain, this marks a giant leap forward for developers looking to build on top of the VideoCoin Network.

While developers have already successfully used the VideoCoin Network Studio to stream video content, Orbital makes the VideoCoin Network easily accessible to a much larger audience of developers.

As we march toward K2 and Everest, we will continue to build out the functional network and sign content partners who will provide their own set of applications.

When to Expect Orbital

The Android version of Orbital’s application source code will be released on our GitHub in December 2019. The Orbital application itself will be available on the Google Play store shortly thereafter (subject to approval by Google).

That’s not all! Orbital reference implementation will be available in the following formats in the near future:

iOS

Web Application (React + Firebase)

What is Orbital?

Orbital is the first reference application on the VideoCoin Network, showcasing what developers can do. The Orbital application itself is a broadcasting tool that allows users to send a live stream or “Live Cast” of up to 3-minutes in length to the broader Orbital audience.

How Orbital Works

Broadcasting on Orbital is a simple click of a button. Press “Go Live” and begin broadcasting your Live Cast. When you are done, just hit “End”.

If broadcasting doesn’t interest you, you can sit back and watch Live Casts as they happen. Orbital publishes all Live Casts and allows anyone to view them. It is a small but significant outlet for you to share.

The most exciting part? All of this is powered by VideoCoin on the VideoCoin Network.