LiveU has revealed this summer’s football tournament involved one of the largest and most complex broadcast footprints in the company’s history.
LiveU served as the IP backbone and remote cloud production ecosystem for a significant share of non‑rights and unilateral coverage across Mexico, the United States, and Canada.
According to the company, broadcasters, production houses, football federations, and digital content creators, including independent creators and IRL streamers covering the event on their own channels deployed a record 1,700 portable field units.
The operation supported 31,000 live transmissions and 17,000 broadcast hours for customers in 45 countries, representing 695TB of data.
The multi-site broadcast effort was anchored by the LU800 and LU900Q units, which were both powered by the company’s LiveU IQ (LIQ) AI-driven connectivity technology.
On average, broadcasters leveraging LIQ during the tournament achieved up to 35 per cent higher average bitrates and maintained near-zero packet loss, said the company.
“The sheer scale of this cross-border deployment reflects a joint collaboration with our global customers and partners to push the boundaries of live sports productions,” said Gideon Gilboa, chief business officer and GM Americas at LiveU.
“We didn’t just supply equipment; we worked in partnership with our customers in advance to design and refine workflows to meet their operational needs and budgets. By shifting heavy infrastructure to the cloud, our customers could expand their tournament footprint, capture more angles, and maximise ROI without compromising on broadcast quality. LIQ and the LU900Q both demonstrated LiveU’s focus on robust, high-performance field connectivity, helping broadcasters maintain reliable live transmissions in demanding sports production environments.”
