Breaking the Cloud Multicast Barrier: Seamless Ground-to-Cloud and Cloud-to-Ground Connectivity with swXtch.io

Cloud networks do not support native multicast.

In today's hybrid world, moving multicast-based workloads between on-prem environments and the cloud shouldn't feel like a compromise. Yet traditional cloud networks have a glaring limitation: they simply don't support native multicast or broadcast the way on-prem hardware does.

Enter swXtch.io.

Their software-defined solutions - cloudSwXtch for the cloud and groundSwXtch for on-prem - create a unified, high-performance overlay network that finally bridges the gap.

With cloudSwXtch deployed as a lightweight virtual switch in your VPC (on AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Oracle Cloud, or anywhere else), you get true standards-based multicast, SMPTE ST 2022-7 hitless redundancy, lossless UDP for reliable high-bandwidth flows, protocol fanout/conversion, and precise timing (PTP). Pair it with groundSwXtch, and you unlock bidirectional traffic:

• Multicast originating on-prem tunnels seamlessly into the cloud over standard ground-to-cloud links, with packet protection to maintain integrity and low latency.

• Cloud-generated multicast flows pull down to on-prem environments just as easily.

• Achieve hybrid workflows like cloud bursting for live events, remote production, satellite replacement, or disaster recovery - without ripping and replacing infrastructure, rewriting applications, or settling for inefficient unicast workarounds.

The result?

Enterprise-grade performance that feels like bare metal, enhanced observability through swXtch.io’s wXckedEye monitoring tool, reduced complexity and costs, and freedom from vendor lock-in. Industries from media & entertainment to government/defense, financial services, and infrastructure are already leveraging this to modernize without disruption.

If you're tired of multicast roadblocks holding back your hybrid strategy - or if you're exploring ways to bring ST 2110, JPEG-XS, SRT, or real-time audio into the cloud reliably - swXtch.io delivers the networking layer the major clouds never built natively.

Ready to see it in action?

Contact the swXtch.io team today to discuss your use case, request a demo, or explore deployment options. Fill out their quick form at https://www.swxtch.io/contact, and they'll schedule a personalized session to show how their solutions fit your environment.

Don't let cloud limitations slow you down - unlock true ground-to-cloud and cloud-to-ground multicast today.

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