Tencent Cloud Recognized Again in the Gartner® "Competitive Landscape: Video Platform Services" Report, solidifying its Pioneering Position in the Asia-Pacific Market

HONG KONG, Jan. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Tencent Cloud, the cloud business of global technology company Tencent, announced today that it is once again recognized as a Representative Vendor in the Gartner^® "Competitive Landscape: Video Platform Services" report. We believe this recognition highlights our leading audio and video technology and product portfolio advantages along with its comprehensive global services—reaffirming Tencent Cloud's dominant position in the Asia-Pacific market for audio and video capabilities and its robust global competitiveness.

According to the recently released 2024 Gartner^® "Magic Quadrantâ„¢ for Communications Platform as a Service (CPaaS)" report, Tencent Cloud positioned highest in the Asia-Pacific region in terms of Ability to Execute, and was the only Chinese company recognized in the Magic Quadrant. Furthermore, Tencent Cloud has maintained its position in the CPaaS field as the Asia-Pacific region's top market share holder for three consecutive years.

The Gartner^® "Competitive Landscape: Video Platform Services" report pointed out, "Due to technological advancements, improved accessibility, and the rise of diverse and personalized content, the global demand for various OTT video content (such as streaming, entertainment, lifestyle, education, and social media digital platforms and applications) continues to grow. As a result, vendors are trying to differentiate themselves through additional services, expanding their product offerings beyond VPS workflow services, and integrating emerging technologies such as generative artificial intelligence."

Industry Leading Technology Powers the Digital Transformation of Global Companies

Powered by globally leading technology, Tencent Cloud Media Processing Service offers a comprehensive, one-stop solution tailored for industries like M&E, e-commerce, and education, and expands its global footprint to drive the digital transformation of industries worldwide. Presently, Tencent Cloud has established close collaborations and provided stable technical support to numerous overseas enterprises, including Japan's top karaoke application Pokekara, Singaporean streaming media service provider BeLive, Indonesia's media giant TribunNews, Thailand's digital content platform Ookbee, and Pakistan's online TV platform ARY ZAP etc.

Serving the global market relies heavily on cutting-edge technological support. Tencent Cloud's MPaaS offers a comprehensive suite of capabilities, including media processing (MPS), cloud live streaming (CSS), cloud video on-demand (VOD), and live event broadcasting (LEB). Notably, Tencent Cloud's MPS boasts leading edges in encoding technology, image quality enhancement, media quality inspection, and media AI. Furthermore, Tencent Cloud keeps paying attention to media framework openness and fostering a robust industry ecosystem.

In terms of encoding technology, Tencent Cloud's MPS possesses leading encoding capabilities in the audio and video industry. It can save over 50% of the bitrate without compromising quality, significantly reducing operational costs for enterprises. Its mainstream encoding formats support the most comprehensive standards, including H.264/H.265/H.266/VP9/AV1, as well as the Chinese standards AVS2/AVS3. In the MSU World Video Coding Contest held at Moscow State University in 2024, Tencent's encoder took first place in all 15 indicators, once again achieving the best performance overall. Additionally, it supports the most comprehensive audio and video encoding standards, including VP8, H.264, VP9, H.265, AV1, AVS3, and H.266.

Audio and video quality is one of the industry's major concerns. In this regard, for needs such as upgrading old video sources and enhancing image quality, MPS provides over ten enhancement capabilities through AI technology, including detail enhancement, color enhancement, SDR to HDR conversion, super-resolution, intelligent frame interpolation, and more, effectively helping enterprises and users address various audio and video quality issues.

In addition to its leading technology research and development capabilities, Tencent Cloud has actively participated in the development of the H.266/VVC standard, becoming the world's first cloud provider to support H.266/VVC. Tencent Cloud holds key positions in the standardization organization, including as the joint chief editor and co-chair of the H.266/VVC standard, and is a significant technical contributor. Moreover, Tencent Cloud is the only Founding Member of AV1 in China and actively participates in the development of the AV2 standard, as well as the engineering of the H.267 standard.

On the ecological front, MPS collaborates with overseas ecosystem partners in areas such as audio and video processing and transmission. It supports technologies like Dolby Atmos, Dolby Vision, Nielsen, Nagra digital watermarks, and transmission standards such as SRT, SMPTE2022-07, SMPTE ST2110 with JPEG-XS, and NDI. This ensures that audio and video can be transmitted with low latency, stability, and smoothness.

The Tencent Cloud audio and video team actively leads or participates in the development of many open-source audio and video projects such as SRS, SRT, VLC, fostering a mutually beneficial relationship between the cloud and the open-source community.

AIGC innovation: leading the future of new audio and video experiences

Staying at the global forefront demands ongoing tech innovation, and Tencent Cloud's audio-video solutions are delving into deep integration with AIGC. According to the recently released IDC "China Video Cloud Market Tracker, 2024 1H report", Tencent Cloud maintains the top market share in both the video live streaming cloud services market and video production and media asset management field. Particularly noteworthy is the integration of audio and video with artificial intelligence, which exceeds expectations in terms of interaction and content creation. For instance, Tencent Cloud's brand-new media intelligence products have been introduced and extensively applied in scenarios such as short dramas and live broadcasting.

Tencent Cloud has launched an all-in-one solution for short dramas, offering intelligent functions such as subtitle extraction, translation, original subtitle erasure, translation subtitle suppression, voice cloning, and video synthesis to facilitate low-cost international expansion of short dramas. In live broadcasting scenarios, by leveraging AI capabilities, Tencent Cloud also provides real-time subtitles without language restrictions and real-time translation and synthesis substitution capabilities, assisting international clients in overcoming language barriers during live broadcasts.

In addition to media intelligence, Tencent Cloud's rendering capability also integrates AI capability, enriching the capabilities and application scenarios of digital humans. In the past, high-precision real-time interactive digital humans required a significant amount of computing power. By integrating with AI capabilities and leveraging Tencent Cloud's cloud-based real-time rendering capability, users can now experience ultra-high precision, smooth, and delicate digital human content on lightweight terminals such as mini-programs and H5, enabling seamless communication anytime, anywhere.

Furthermore, Tencent Cloud's rendering has introduced various solutions such as cloud phones, 24/7 live streaming of digital humans, and native recording, among others, deeply applied in education, e-commerce, and other scenarios. Combined with fast live streaming capabilities, it provides a one-stop bullet screen interactive live streaming solution. Hosts only need a mobile phone to conduct bullet screen game live broadcasts in the live room without the need to download or install games and purchase broadcasting equipment.

As innovative technologies continue to converge, Tencent Cloud will persist in constructing an international business landscape from a global perspective. Leveraging its deep accumulation in the audio and video domain, Tencent Cloud will continuously optimize core technologies, actively embrace innovative technologies, and enhance the competitiveness of its audio and video products. Simultaneously, through deep collaboration with various industries, Tencent Cloud aims to assist industries in achieving high-quality development and provide a digital support and business innovation path for enterprise internationalization.

Gartner, Competitive Landscape: Video Platform Services, 18 December 2024

Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Communications Platform as a Service, 24 June 2024

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About Tencent Cloud

Tencent Cloud, one of the world's leading cloud companies, is committed to creating innovative solutions to resolve real-world issues and enabling digital transformation for smart industries. Through our extensive global infrastructure, Tencent Cloud provides businesses across the globe with stable and secure industry-leading cloud products and services, leveraging technological advancements such as cloud computing, Big Data analytics, AI, IoT and network security. It is our constant mission to meet the needs of industries across the board, including the fields of gaming, media and entertainment, finance, healthcare, property, retail, travel and transportation.

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Tencent Cloud Recognized Again in the Gartner® "Competitive Landscape: Video Platform Services" Report, solidifying its Pioneering Position in the Asia-Pacific Market

Tencent Cloud Recognized Again in the Gartner® "Competitive Landscape: Video Platform Services" Report, solidifying its Pioneering Position in the Asia-Pacific Market

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Heybike, a leading electric bike company known for high-quality, affordable e-bikes, is proud to announce the launch of its latest mid-drive, fat tire model: ALPHA. Designed for entry-level riders desiring a combination of modern tech like a mid-drive motor and torque sensor with a traditional bike feel, and meet the needs of urban commuters and off-road adventurers. A first in Heybike's proclaimed "Heybike Universe," ALPHA was created to appeal to those desire all the features that come with modern day e-bikes, while still enjoying those fun-filled moments synonymous with bike rides people are used to.

Luxury Riding for Everyone

Each ALPHA comes with a powerful, mid-drive motor that efficiently directs power through the chainwheel to the rear wheel and derailleur, ensuring efficient power transmission and balanced force distribution. ALPHA's motor placement, combined with the force and sensor positioning, maximizes the advantages of the torque sensor technology. Heybike's self-developed Galaxy Perform S eDrive System provides more than 8% of range compared to batteries of the same capacity. Working in harmony with the Mivice X700 Mid-drive Motor, ALPHA channels energy directly to the crankset, providing riders with better power distribution and less energy loss during rides. The 500W mid-drive motor works with the torque sensor to provide a smooth and intuitive riding experience, enhancing the ride and making the e-bike more accessible to riders of all ages and genders.

In addition to the strong motor, responsive torque sensor and efficient power use, Heybike wants to position the ALPHA as the lavish E-bike for the layman and expert alike due to its competitive pricing structure. Details are scarce at the moment, but according to Heybike, the ALPHA will possess an MSRP priced under $2000, making ALPHA not only more accessible, but also more affordable given the specs and features.

Easy Climbing

Each ALPHA utilizes its high torque performance optimally, making climbing hills a breeze. Riders with hilly terrain in their path will make short work of each trip with ALPHA's 105 N•m of torque to apply. The bike's gear-down mechanism is designed for uphill climbs, ensuring that riders can tackle even the steepest inclines with ease and safety. Due to the centralized motor location, riders will be pleased to know overall weight distribution is optimized so going uphill is just as enjoyable as going down. Heybike has dubbed this feature, "Easy Climbing" as riders will feel riding hilly terrain is less physically demanding and overall easier to do.

Superb Energy Saving

ALPHA was created with energy efficiency in mind. The balanced design and Galaxy eDrive system ensures easy maneuverability on both city streets and rugged trails. This dream team makes ALPHA an appropriate choice for those wanting to get the absolute most out of their bike riding experience. Riders will notice how versatile the ALPHA is due to its ability to adapt power output to current needs. This means, rather than riders getting a jolt of unexpected power when they pedal, they get the right amount of pedal assistance when they need.

Any Terrain, Any Time

With a desire to conquer various terrains, ALPHA possesses two massive 26 by 4-inch fat tires that can glide across city streets, rugged trails, snow-covered landscapes, and sandy beaches effortlessly. The sturdy construction and adjustable front fork suspension system give the ALPHA many versatile options for riders who require superb performance in any environment. Large fat tires give riders more traction and supply an extra layer of cushioning over road bumps, bangs, and cracks.

Heybike at CES 2025

Join Heybike on CES 2025 at LVCC North Hall booth 10715 in Las Vegas, NV from January 7th to January 10th. At CES this year, Heybike plans to officially announce the ALPHA, including relevant specifics like the estimated release and delivery date, as well as relevant MSRP. In addition, Heybike will also exhibit 4 additional product families from the Heybike Universe, aptly titled the Helio, Magellanic, X and Omega Series. "Our E-bike Universe is created to accommodate riders from all walks of life," Marketing Director Coco Liu states. "We hope our bikes, with their advanced features and benefits, can accompany a variety of riders through every stage of life, bringing happiness, joy and exhilaration at every turn." You can find Heybike at booth #10715 and get first-hand experience with all their latest models. 

About Heybike

Heybike is a fast-growing global brand with over 200,000 riders in 3 years. With advanced products and eco-friendly bikes, we aim to inspire people to break routines and let their joy out.

For more information about Heybike ALPHA, please visit: https://bit.ly/ALPHAPRESSRELEASE.

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Heybike Introduces ALPHA: Forging A New Path in the E-bike Era with a Mid-drive Motor & Accessibility to Everyone