Beta launches May 7 for members of the BEAM livestreaming platform, delivering the protocol before any other platform on Earth.
DALLAS, TX / ACCESS Newswire / May 7, 2026 / BEAM Media Corp, operator of BEAM (beamstream.gg), the world’s largest multistreaming platform, today launched Faster Than Light (FTL) technology, a next-generation streaming technology delivering sub-100ms end-to-end latency. Built on Media over QUIC (MoQ), an emerging IETF transport protocol, FTL marks the first time MoQ has reached production deployment for live streaming anywhere in the world. Hundreds of creators signed up during early access ahead of today’s launch.
BEAM’s SVP of Technology, Teodor Atroshenko, has participated in the IETF MoQ working group since 2024, contributing to a multi-company standardization effort that includes Google, Cisco, Meta, Cloudflare, and Akamai. BEAM is the first to operate a complete end-to-end deployment of MoQ. The timing of today’s launch was made possible by Apple’s addition of WebTransport support across Safari, iPhone, and iPad in March 2026, bringing protocol compatibility to every Apple device with no plugins or workarounds required.
“We named it Faster Than Light in tribute to the original Beam streaming service,” said Angel Munoz, Co-founder and CEO of BEAM Media Corp. “For the first time, a creator can ask their audience a question and see the reaction before the sentence is finished. The feedback loop every creator has worked around since streaming began is now gone.”
The name FTL is a statement of identity as much as technology. At sub-100ms latency, the distance between a creator and their audience collapses to milliseconds. Chat reactions arrive as the moment happens on screen. Live streams deliver the action, and the crowd response is simultaneous. Every interactive feature BEAM has built, including Unichat™ (integrated multi-platform chat), Univiewer™ (unified audience metrics), and Unititles™ (unified title integration across platforms), becomes more powerful at FTL speeds.
With FTL now in open beta, the platform enters a new phase: one in which real-time connection is not a feature to unlock, but the foundation everything BEAM will be built on.
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BEAM Media Corp operates BEAM (beamstream.gg), a next-generation livestreaming platform enabling creators to reach global audiences through native multistreaming, Unichat™ integrated multi-platform chat, Univiewer™ unified audience metrics, and advanced monetization tools. Launched in April 2024, BEAM has grown to 275,000+ users across 210 countries with zero paid marketing, making it one of the fastest-growing creator platforms in the world. BEAM’s mission is to empower creators with simplicity, global reach, and powerful tools to connect, engage, and earn.
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