One of the most frustrating things that can happen during an online meeting is the dreaded lag. Imagine you’re having an important meeting and suddenly there are connectivity issues during the call, your audio or video “stuttering” (going in and out) or freezing up entirely. You start facing Sync issues – your audio and video don’t match up. These issues can negatively impact the overall experience, not only frustrating viewers but also affecting your confidence and delivery as the host. After all, you don’t want to be distracted figuring out tech issues in the middle of welcoming attendees, pitching your offer, or facilitating a conversation.

For successful live streaming, you need a high-quality internet connection. A connection that is sufficient to check email or load web pages may not be good enough for streaming. You don’t need “a” internet connection, you need a high quality internet connection, particularly to do uninterrupted HD streaming.  To keep it simple, an average estimate is that you need around 3 megabits per second (mbps) of upload and download speed to make group video calls and use most of the video features in any online meeting platform.

A camera feed from a webcam (showing the video of you speaking) takes more bandwidth but the audio bits take up much less of the overall bandwidth.

That’s where the ‘Audio Fallback’ comes in. When you start facing connectivity issues, this feature automatically adjusts the streaming resolution of your video to match what each participant’s internet can handle. Below 720p, it may shift to 640 or 360 and so on to ensure a smooth experience.