Category Archives: Platforms

A Guide to Amazon Kinesis vs. Nabto WebRTC

Image depicting surveillance camera streaming video through Amazon Kinesis or Nabto WebRTC

From monitoring smart home cameras to enabling remote maintenance of industrial equipment, real-time video and data streaming are at the core of many modern digital experiences. Whether you’re troubleshooting a connected thermostat, analyzing live surveillance footage, or enabling video chat on a customer support app, chances are you’re relying on WebRTC – the protocol that […]

What is an IoT Platform?

When you’re first entering the world of the internet of things (IoT), you will likely encounter a variety of unfamiliar terms. One such term being an IoT platform. This is a technology framework that enables the connection, management, and operation of various IoT-enabled devices over the internet. An IoT platform allows different devices to communicate […]

Kinesis vs. Kafka vs. Nabto: A Comprehensive Guide for Video Surveillance Enthusiasts

Kinesis vs. Kafka for P2P video streaming

Amazon Kinesis and Apache Kafka are both popular data streaming platforms. They offer similar features, but there are also some pretty noteworthy differences. These platforms cater to the burgeoning demand for real-time analysis in surveillance camera operations and IoT data streaming. Here’s what you should know about Kinesis vs. Kafka, their use cases, and how […]

GStreamer for RTSP live feeds on iOS and Android

P2P live video streaming

This post describes the challenges encountered and considerations done when having to implement new RTSP live video streaming apps for iOS and Android. And describes why we ended up using GStreamer and our experiences with that library. New Video Apps for Nabto Edge Needed! At Nabto we continually seek to improve our solutions and technology […]

The 5 Best Practices For Cloud and IoT Security

The cloud has become an extremely popular place for developers to place IoT systems and devices. The strengths of the cloud lie in how easy it is to scale up and how straightforward it is for users. That being said, that doesn’t tell the whole story. As the Internet of Things (IoT) continues to grow, […]

A Complete Guide to IoT Protocols & Standards In 2023

IoT protocols and standards are often overlooked when people think about the Internet of Things (IoT). More often than not, the industry has its attention firmly fixed upon communication. And while the interaction among devices, IoT sensors, gateways, servers, and user applications is essential to IoT, communication would fall down without the right IoT protocols.  […]

How to Develop IoT Apps [An Expert Guide by an IoT Developer]

IoT mobile app development is now a required front end layer with almost all consumer IoT products. While a web-based UI will often be sufficient for industrial or enterprise-grade IoT devices, most manufacturers will have a hard time selling a consumer IoT device that can’t be controlled by the user’s smartphone. Therefore, figuring out how […]

Pairing and Access Control: Part 2 – Client Implementation

Important notice: This post is about access control in the legacy Nabto 4/Micro platform. For modern access control in Nabto 5/Edge, see the intro to security in Nabto Edge. Also see the general comparison of Nabto 4/Micro (uNabto) and Nabto 5/Edge. This is the second blog post of the two posts about access control in […]

Pairing and Access Control: Part 1 – Intro and Device

Important notice: This post is about access control in the legacy Nabto 4/Micro platform. For modern access control in Nabto 5/Edge, see the intro to security in Nabto Edge. Also see the general comparison of Nabto 4/Micro (uNabto) and Nabto 5/Edge. This blog post is the first of two that describe all the steps necessary […]