Technical Deep Dive: Aerial Live Streaming Architecture for Indian Broadcast Networks
RTMP, SRT, bonded cellular — a broadcast engineer's guide to integrating drone feeds into OB van workflows with sub-second latency.
RTMP, SRT, bonded cellular — a broadcast engineer's guide to integrating drone feeds into OB van workflows with sub-second latency.
Live drone streaming is not simply a drone with a camera pointed at an event.
Broadcast teams need stable signal paths, predictable latency, clean framing, airspace discipline, and a workflow that integrates with the outside broadcast van or streaming control room without chaos.
Core Signal Paths Most aerial live workflows use one of three approaches.
RTMP is widely supported and simple, making it suitable for social platforms and many web streams.
SRT is preferred when reliability and lower latency matter because it handles packet loss better over unstable networks.
SDI or HDMI handoff into an encoder is common when the drone feed must enter an OB workflow alongside ground cameras.