Case Study: Africam achieves reliable global wildlife streaming with Wowza Video

How Africam Streams Wildlife Footage from the African Bush with Wowza

Africam streams live African wildlife to a global audience from more than 40 remote IP cameras across the continent, but had to overcome unreliable internet, low-bandwidth locations, and the need for uninterrupted HD video. The customer chose Wowza Video, specifically Wowza Streaming Engine, to gain more control over stream quality, customization, and scalable delivery from some of Africa’s most remote bush locations.

Wowza Video helped Africam build a resilient workflow by centralizing real-time processing in Johannesburg, handling transcoding, watermarking, stream mixing, and automated failover to backup content when live feeds dropped. With Wowza Video, Africam achieved stable HD streams across 30+ remote locations, more than 2 million viewing hours in a single year, and greater operational efficiency and control.

Africam

Paul Penzhorn

Chief Executive Officer