SANTA CLARA, Calif.,
Feb. 22, 2019
/PRNewswire/ -- Agora.io, the leading voice, video and
live broadcasting platform, will showcase its high-definition,
ultra-low latency real-time engagement solutions at Mobile World
Congress (MWC) 2019 ahead of the company's continued expansion into
Europe and the Middle East. Agora's Founder and CEO
Tony (Bin) Zhao, will also appear at
MWC, where he will speak on a panel about his entrepreneurial
journey at 4 Years From Now (4YFN), the official startup event of
MWC.
Attendees will be able to see and experience the company's
growing line-up of real-time engagement products designed for a
variety of industries, including retail, gaming, social, IoT,
telehealth, and more. In addition to meeting with existing
customers and partners, Agora team members will be on hand to hold
live demonstrations, share more information, and answer questions
at MWC Hall 8.1 Stand G51 and 4YFN Montjuic Hall
M8 Stand 58.
"We'll be demonstrating to attendees how real-time
communications like voice, video, and live broadcasting can
transform industries, create new revenue streams, and drive user
engagement," says Reggie Yativ, CRO
& COO at Agora.io. "We're excited to meet innovators from
around the world who share our vision for a more connected world.
MWC will be an invaluable experience to engage with the top leaders
in mobile who are creating the cutting-edge technology that will
change the way we live and work in the coming years."
Panel on Global Entrepreneurship
Agora's Founder and CEO Tony (Bin)
Zhao will also deliver a speech during MWC. Zhao's
talk—which will take place during the 4YFN Investment Meetup hosted
by Wayra and 500 Startups—will be moderated by Gary Stewart, Managing Director of Wayra UK, and
take place on Tuesday, February
26th at 19:40 CET at the
Movistar Centre in Barcelona,
Spain.
Joined by co-panelist Pedro
Castillo, founder and CTO of data operations platform Devo,
Zhao will explain how he made the transition from veteran developer
to international entrepreneur and offer his advice on starting,
building, and growing a global technology company with teams and
customers across multiple regions.
As a founding engineer at WebEx, Zhao built its first VoIP &
video communications infrastructure before the company was acquired
by Cisco in 2007 for $3.2 billion.
Since starting Agora in 2014, Zhao has grown the startup into a
global company that's paving a new segment of the RTC industry with
its real-time engagement platform. Agora has built an expansive
customer base across all industries and regions and raised
$125 million in funding from global
technology investors like Coatue, SIG, Morningside and Shunwei
Capital.
"The entrepreneurial journey has always felt very natural to me
because I always worked with small teams to build innovative
products, but that doesn't mean it was always easy," says Zhao.
"I'm excited to share my story and provide hope for entrepreneurs
just beginning their journey."
Continued Global Growth
Agora continues its expansion into Europe and the Middle East with the formation of a regional
team based out of London and a
remote development team dedicated to supporting local
customers.
"Europe and the Middle East are both critical markets for us
as we capture the global RTC market with real-time engagement
solutions designed for the mobile-first era," said Yativ. "As we
prepare to leave for Barcelona,
one of the many tech hubs in Europe, we're excited to share that our
industry-leading solutions and experts will now be available in
even more regions and territories."
The continued expansion follows an explosive year of growth for
the company, which recently crossed 2 billion installs for its
real-time voice and video SDKs. Trusted by over 200,000 developers,
Agora is the leading provider of embedded real-time communications
solutions globally.
About Agora.io
Founded in 2014, Agora is a global company with offices in
Santa Clara, Shanghai, and customers in over 100 countries.
Agora.io offers a real-time engagement platform as a service that
allows developers to easily embed voice and video chat, interactive
broadcasting, and messaging on a global scale for any mobile, Web
or desktop application. With over 10 billion minutes of monthly
usage on our network, Agora.io is trusted by developers and brands
across the globe with use cases ranging from gaming, social,
e-commerce, education, to healthcare and more.
The Agora platform is powered by the Agora Software-Defined
Real-Time Network (SD-RTN™), a global delivery network of 200 data
centers. SD-RTN™ dynamically manages the routing of voice and video
to overcome severe packet loss incidents and enable a seamless,
uninterrupted, high-quality real-time delivery across the globe,
even in the most remote locations and emerging markets.
For more information, please visit www.agora.io.
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