CU-RTC-WEB

{{short description|API definition}}

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Customizable, Ubiquitous Real Time Communication over the Web is an API definition being drafted by Bernard Aboba at Microsoft. It is a competing standard to WebRTC, which drafted by a World Wide Web Consortium working group since May 2011.

As of 2024, CU-RTC-WEB is still in the drafting phase, with ongoing discussions and contributions from various stakeholders in the tech community. Bernard Aboba, who serves as a co-chair of the W3C WebRTC Working Group, is actively involved in both CU-RTC-WEB and WebRTC, indicating a commitment to advancing real-time communication standards across platforms.{{Cite web |last=Hart |first=Chad |date=2020-12-22 |title=WebRTC Today & Tomorrow: Interview with W3C WebRTC Chair Bernard Aboba |url=https://webrtchacks.com/webrtc-today-tomorrow-bernard-aboba-qa/ |access-date=2024-08-01 |website=webrtcHacks |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Web Real-Time Communications Working Group Charter |url=https://www.w3.org/2015/07/webrtc-charter.html |access-date=2024-08-01 |website=www.w3.org}}