PubNub Blog https://www.pubnub.com en-EN Learn about new PubNub releases, industry trends, and app development tips. Bringing the FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ to Millions of Screens: How PubNub Helped DAZN Transform Global Football Broadcasting https://www.pubnub.com/blog/bringing-the-fifa-club-world-cup-2025-to-millions-of-screens-how-pubnub-helped-dazn-transform-global-football-broadcasting/ PubNub helped DAZN stream the FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ globally, delivering instant chat, live reactions, and synchronized viewing to millions of fans worldwide, all with zero downtime. Fri, 25 Jul 2025 16:00:00 GMT https://www.pubnub.com/blog/bringing-the-fifa-club-world-cup-2025-to-millions-of-screens-how-pubnub-helped-dazn-transform-global-football-broadcasting/ Todd Greene Engineering at the Edge of Impossibility: How We Delivered 973 Million Requests Per Minute During a Global Sporting Event https://www.pubnub.com/blog/how-we-delivered-973-million-requests-per-minute-during-a-global-sporting-event/ During a global sports event, PubNub handled a record 973 million requests per minute, enabling real-time interactions like chat, reactions, and synchronized live stats for millions of fans worldwide. Discover how our scalable infrastructure ensured zero downtime and seamless experiences at unprecedented scale. Tue, 22 Jul 2025 19:00:00 GMT https://www.pubnub.com/blog/how-we-delivered-973-million-requests-per-minute-during-a-global-sporting-event/ Stephen Blum Latency Myth-Busting: Why “<50 ms Global Median” Is Science-Fiction https://www.pubnub.com/blog/latency-myth-busting-why-50-ms-global-median-is-science-fiction/ Latency math isn’t marketing poetry. The laws of physics set the floor; engineering discipline sets the ceiling. PubNub owns the piece in the middle — single-digit milliseconds in-region, transparent dashboards, no warp drive required. Tue, 29 Apr 2025 06:00:00 GMT https://www.pubnub.com/blog/latency-myth-busting-why-50-ms-global-median-is-science-fiction/ Todd Greene PubNub Illuminate Wins 2025 NAB Product of the Year Award in Streaming https://www.pubnub.com/blog/pub-nub-illuminate-wins-2025-nab-product-of-the-year-award-in-streaming PubNub Illuminate Wins 2025 NAB Product of the Year Award in Streaming Thu, 17 Apr 2025 17:00:00 GMT https://www.pubnub.com/blog/pub-nub-illuminate-wins-2025-nab-product-of-the-year-award-in-streaming Todd Greene Spend less time reading documentation https://www.pubnub.com/blog/spend-less-time-reading-documentation/ Discover how PubNub's AI assistant revolutionizes documentation, saving developers time and enhancing efficiency Fri, 24 Jan 2025 10:00:00 GMT https://www.pubnub.com/blog/spend-less-time-reading-documentation/ Mateusz Wiktor The Must-Read PubNub Blogs of 2024 https://www.pubnub.com/blog/the-must-read-pubnub-blogs-of-2024/ The year 2024 has been monumental for PubNub. As this year ends, we’re looking at the most insightful and impactful blogs we’ve published. Tue, 10 Dec 2024 23:00:00 GMT https://www.pubnub.com/blog/the-must-read-pubnub-blogs-of-2024/ Jacob Low Partnership Brings Pre-Wired UI Tools for Apps https://www.pubnub.com/blog/pubnub-updivision-creative-tim-launch-pre-wired-ui-tools/ PubNub Partners with UPDIVISION and Creative Tim to Launch Pre-Wired UI Tools for Real-Time Apps Sun, 24 Nov 2024 23:00:00 GMT https://www.pubnub.com/blog/pubnub-updivision-creative-tim-launch-pre-wired-ui-tools/ PubNub News Team We're at GDC 24, Shaping online gaming experiences https://www.pubnub.com/blog/pubnub-at-gdc-2024/ It's GDC time: PubNub gets to showcase all of the ways we’re helping game devs build online games. We’ve also got one huge announcement! Wed, 13 Mar 2024 09:00:00 GMT https://www.pubnub.com/blog/pubnub-at-gdc-2024/ Oliver Carson PubNub Announces Availability in AWS Marketplace https://www.pubnub.com/blog/pubnub-announces-availability-in-aws-marketplace/ AWS customers worldwide can now purchase enterprise-grade edge messaging and other PubNub services via AWS Marketplace. Sun, 26 Nov 2023 23:00:00 GMT https://www.pubnub.com/blog/pubnub-announces-availability-in-aws-marketplace/ Michael Carroll Managing Priorities & Landscape Key to App Success https://www.pubnub.com/blog/managing-priorities-and-changing-landscape-key-to-app-success/ Research Highlights Agility, Flexibility, and Real-Time Technology as Good Indicators of Future Growth Mon, 17 Jul 2023 22:00:00 GMT https://www.pubnub.com/blog/managing-priorities-and-changing-landscape-key-to-app-success/ Michelle Krasniak The Mobile App Development Trends to Watch in 2023 https://www.pubnub.com/blog/the-mobile-app-development-trends-to-watch-in-2023/ Here are some of the most significant mobile app development trends in 2023. Mon, 20 Mar 2023 23:00:00 GMT https://www.pubnub.com/blog/the-mobile-app-development-trends-to-watch-in-2023/ Michael Carroll The Future of Immersive Virtual Experiences https://www.pubnub.com/blog/the-future-of-immersive-virtual-experiences/ Dolby.io has formed an alliance with PubNub that enables even greater real-time social engagement capabilities. Thu, 19 Jan 2023 23:00:00 GMT https://www.pubnub.com/blog/the-future-of-immersive-virtual-experiences/ Ryan Jespersen Web Summit 2022: What’s Next for Online Experiences https://www.pubnub.com/blog/websummit-2022-whats-next-for-immersive-online-experiences/ PubNub CEO, Todd Greene, spoke at Web Summit 2022 to discuss how technology is bridging the gap between physical and virtual experiences. Mon, 07 Nov 2022 23:00:00 GMT https://www.pubnub.com/blog/websummit-2022-whats-next-for-immersive-online-experiences/ Michael Carroll Data Security: ISO-27001 Implementation https://www.pubnub.com/blog/iso-27001-implementation/ Today, we are glad to announce that we are currently in the process of implementing ISO-27001 security standards. Sun, 01 May 2022 22:00:00 GMT https://www.pubnub.com/blog/iso-27001-implementation/ Michael Carroll PubNub condemns the war in Ukraine. https://www.pubnub.com/blog/pubnub-supports-ukraine/ A Message from PubNub's CEO on the ongoing crisis in Ukraine #TechForUkraine Tue, 01 Mar 2022 19:00:00 GMT https://www.pubnub.com/blog/pubnub-supports-ukraine/ Todd Greene PubNub Raises $65 Million in Series E https://www.pubnub.com/blog/announcing-our-newest-funding-65-million-in-series-e/ We're excited to announce our recent round of funding with The Raine Group. Wed, 03 Nov 2021 23:00:00 GMT https://www.pubnub.com/blog/announcing-our-newest-funding-65-million-in-series-e/ Todd Greene Amazon EC2: Reducing Costs + Getting Most at Scale https://www.pubnub.com/blog/ec2-tuning-for-1m-tcp-connections-using-linux/ By making minimal changes to system files, you can increase the number of users serviced concurrently on EC2. This allows for fewer EC2 servers Fri, 05 Jul 2019 14:35:15 GMT https://www.pubnub.com/blog/ec2-tuning-for-1m-tcp-connections-using-linux/ Stephen Blum ‘Powered by PubNub’ Badge – Get Free PubNub Swag https://www.pubnub.com/blog/powered-by-pubnub-badge/ Embed the "Powered by PubNub" badge on your site and we'll send you some PubNub swag. Tue, 16 Apr 2019 15:23:24 GMT https://www.pubnub.com/blog/powered-by-pubnub-badge/ Chandler Mayo Send Transactional Template Emails in JS + SendGrid https://www.pubnub.com/blog/send-custom-transactional-template-sendgrid-emails-with-dynamic-templates/ How to utilize the SendGrid Block with Functions to trigger transactional email based on an event. Thu, 01 Nov 2018 21:56:38 GMT https://www.pubnub.com/blog/send-custom-transactional-template-sendgrid-emails-with-dynamic-templates/ Jordan Schuetz API World 2018: A View from the PubNub Booth https://www.pubnub.com/blog/api-world-2018-a-view-from-the-pubnub-booth/ A review of this year's API World, and where we think the world of APIs is headed. Fri, 12 Oct 2018 15:22:37 GMT https://www.pubnub.com/blog/api-world-2018-a-view-from-the-pubnub-booth/ Jordan Schuetz The Power of a Data Stream Network to MQTT Devices https://www.pubnub.com/blog/brings-power-of-data-stream-network-to-mqtt-devices/ PubNub has taken all our expanded PubNub Data Stream Network features and have made them available those with MQTT devices. Tue, 16 Jan 2018 15:05:39 GMT https://www.pubnub.com/blog/brings-power-of-data-stream-network-to-mqtt-devices/ Michael Carroll PubNub MQTT Support and IoT Capabilities https://www.pubnub.com/blog/new-improved-pubnub-mqtt-support-and-iot-capabilities/ What is MQTT for IoT? Learn how to leverage MQTT for IoT devices and how PubNub can help. Mon, 08 Jan 2018 17:28:58 GMT https://www.pubnub.com/blog/new-improved-pubnub-mqtt-support-and-iot-capabilities/ Michael Carroll Network Functions Vault: A Secure Secret Store https://www.pubnub.com/blog/announcing-functions-vault/ Today, we are excited to introduce Functions Vault: a secure store in our network for your secrets, such as authentication keys or tokens. Mon, 23 Oct 2017 21:41:02 GMT https://www.pubnub.com/blog/announcing-functions-vault/ Developer Relations Team PubNub is SOC 2 Type I Compliant! https://www.pubnub.com/blog/were-soc-2-type-i-compliant/ Service Organization Control (SOC) 2 verifies that PubNub passed a rigorous audit of its internal controls, meeting standards set by AICPA. Mon, 21 Aug 2017 18:05:30 GMT https://www.pubnub.com/blog/were-soc-2-type-i-compliant/ Todd Greene Announcing Functions and Endpoints https://www.pubnub.com/blog/announcing-pubnub-functions-and-endpoints/ Functions, serverless compute directly at the edge of the network, which executes business logic on messages in-flight Mon, 19 Jun 2017 05:51:12 GMT https://www.pubnub.com/blog/announcing-pubnub-functions-and-endpoints/ Michael Carroll Introducing the PubNub Best Practices Playbook https://www.pubnub.com/blog/pubnub-design-patterns-best-practices-playbook/ Announcing our new PubNub Best Practices Playbook for JavaScript, iOS, and Android, on how to build apps with PubNub correctly. Mon, 05 Jun 2017 14:38:27 GMT https://www.pubnub.com/blog/pubnub-design-patterns-best-practices-playbook/ Michael Carroll Young Programmers Impress at San Mateo Hacks https://www.pubnub.com/blog/young-programmers-impress-at-sm-hacks-san-mateo-high/ A wrap up of the SM Hacks hackathon at San Mateo Highschool, including the winners and the technologies and APIs they used. Tue, 21 Feb 2017 19:21:31 GMT https://www.pubnub.com/blog/young-programmers-impress-at-sm-hacks-san-mateo-high/ Michael Carroll Migrating v3 Android Apps to the PubNub SDK v4 https://www.pubnub.com/blog/migrating-v3-android-apps-to-the-new-pubnub-android-sdk-v4/ Following our major update to our Android SDK, here's how to migrate your app from v3 to v4. Fri, 13 Jan 2017 20:37:17 GMT https://www.pubnub.com/blog/migrating-v3-android-apps-to-the-new-pubnub-android-sdk-v4/ Michael Carroll How Functions Keeps Your Code Secure https://www.pubnub.com/blog/how-functions-keeps-your-code-secure/ Check how middleware software functions protects against un-trusted code, and distributes computation globally. Tue, 13 Sep 2016 14:41:50 GMT https://www.pubnub.com/blog/how-functions-keeps-your-code-secure/ Michael Carroll Functions: Serverless Computation at Scale https://www.pubnub.com/blog/introducing-functions-serverless-computation-at-scale/ Introducing Functions, a better way to do serverless computing at scale with real-time data. Now you can program the data network yourself! Mon, 12 Sep 2016 15:47:49 GMT https://www.pubnub.com/blog/introducing-functions-serverless-computation-at-scale/ Michael Carroll What It's Like to Intern at PubNub https://www.pubnub.com/blog/what-its-like-to-intern-at-pubnub/ If you're looking for a technical internship, look no further than PubNub. Located in SF, our culture and fun team is hard to beat. Thu, 25 Aug 2016 15:43:13 GMT https://www.pubnub.com/blog/what-its-like-to-intern-at-pubnub/ Michael Carroll Why You Don’t Want to Miss Stream Conference 2016 https://www.pubnub.com/blog/why-you-dont-want-to-miss-stream-conference-2016/ Join leaders, software architects, and developers in SF; explore how always-on data streams will be managed, scaled, secured, and monetized Mon, 22 Aug 2016 13:00:41 GMT https://www.pubnub.com/blog/why-you-dont-want-to-miss-stream-conference-2016/ Michael Carroll Microsoft Power BI + PubNub: Real-time Visualization https://www.pubnub.com/blog/microsoft-power-bi-integrates-pubnub-for-realtime-data-visualization/ PubNub is excited to announce that Microsoft Power BI users can now ingest their PubNub data streams into this powerful data visualization platform. Thu, 11 Aug 2016 10:00:26 GMT https://www.pubnub.com/blog/microsoft-power-bi-integrates-pubnub-for-realtime-data-visualization/ Michael Carroll Is the Internet Ready for IoT? https://www.pubnub.com/blog/is-the-internet-for-iot/ The expectations for IoT expands day by day. Is the Internet ready? It provides little in terms of QoS, reliability, security and availability. Thu, 02 Jun 2016 20:43:16 GMT https://www.pubnub.com/blog/is-the-internet-for-iot/ Michael Carroll PubNub Java SDK v4 in beta https://www.pubnub.com/blog/java-sdk-v4/ Our updated Java SDK has a new architecture (like the iOS v4 SDKs), and can be used on any Java platform including Java SE, Java EE, and Android. Thu, 26 May 2016 22:16:57 GMT https://www.pubnub.com/blog/java-sdk-v4/ Michael Carroll Windows 10 Universal App Platform Support | PubNub https://www.pubnub.com/blog/windows-10-universal-app-platform-uap-support/ PubNub announces support for Windows 10's Universal App Platform applications. Thu, 24 Mar 2016 16:27:48 GMT https://www.pubnub.com/blog/windows-10-universal-app-platform-uap-support/ Michael Carroll We're Teaming Up With Fabric, Twitter's Mobile Dev Platform https://www.pubnub.com/blog/pubnub-coming-soon-to-twitter-fabric-platform/ Today, we are excited to announce that we’ve teamed up with Twitter to bring PubNub’s Global Data Stream Network... Wed, 21 Oct 2015 16:21:56 GMT https://www.pubnub.com/blog/pubnub-coming-soon-to-twitter-fabric-platform/ Developer Relations Team speakfree Provides Comm Platform During Global Crisis https://www.pubnub.com/blog/speakfree-provides-communication-platform-global-crisis/ PubNub and speakfree are working together to provide a communication platform for aid organizations and refugees during the global crisis. Thu, 01 Oct 2015 14:32:33 GMT https://www.pubnub.com/blog/speakfree-provides-communication-platform-global-crisis/ Developer Relations Team $20M Series C to Transform Real-time Communications https://www.pubnub.com/blog/20-million-series-c-transform-global-realtime-communications/ We’re excited to announce $20 million in Series C funding led by Sapphire Ventures, joined by prior investors Scale Venture Partners and Relay Ventures. Wed, 01 Jul 2015 12:33:19 GMT https://www.pubnub.com/blog/20-million-series-c-transform-global-realtime-communications/ Todd Greene White Paper: A New Approach to IoT Security | PubNub https://www.pubnub.com/blog/white-paper-a-new-approach-to-iot-security/ Download our brand new, free white paper, A New Approach to IoT Security: 5 Key Requirements to Securing IoT Communications, and learn about IoT security! Mon, 29 Jun 2015 13:57:19 GMT https://www.pubnub.com/blog/white-paper-a-new-approach-to-iot-security/ Developer Relations Team EON: Open Source Framework, Real-time Dashboard/Maps https://www.pubnub.com/blog/project-eon-open-source-javascript-framework-for-realtime-dashboard-charts-and-maps/ PubNub's Project EON is an open source JavaScript framework that lets you stream data to create beautiful dashboards, maps, and charts, updated in real time. Tue, 02 Jun 2015 12:11:19 GMT https://www.pubnub.com/blog/project-eon-open-source-javascript-framework-for-realtime-dashboard-charts-and-maps/ Michael Carroll PubNub Patches Bash Bug 'Shellshock' Vulnerability https://www.pubnub.com/blog/pubnub-patches-bash-bug-shellshock-vulnerability/ PubNub had applied patches to address the Bash Bug Shellshock vulnerability across our entire data stream infrastructure. Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:10:39 GMT https://www.pubnub.com/blog/pubnub-patches-bash-bug-shellshock-vulnerability/ Stephen Blum Real-time Analytics Dashboard - Greater Visibility https://www.pubnub.com/blog/new-realtime-analytics-dashboard-greater-visibility-into-traffic-users/ Announcing PubNub Real-time Analytics dashboard with new metrics for PubNub data streams. Thu, 25 Sep 2014 11:41:30 GMT https://www.pubnub.com/blog/new-realtime-analytics-dashboard-greater-visibility-into-traffic-users/ Darryn Campbell Google Cloud Messaging (GCM) Support for Android https://www.pubnub.com/blog/pubnub-now-supports-google-cloud-messaging-gcm-for-android/ PubNub now supports Google Cloud Messaging (GCM) for Android push notifications. Wed, 09 Jul 2014 15:45:35 GMT https://www.pubnub.com/blog/pubnub-now-supports-google-cloud-messaging-gcm-for-android/ Developer Relations Team MQTT for Embedded Devices Now Supported by PubNub https://www.pubnub.com/blog/mqtt-now-supported-by-pubnub/ The MQTT protocol for embedded Internet of Things devices now supported by PubNub. Tue, 08 Jul 2014 13:39:34 GMT https://www.pubnub.com/blog/mqtt-now-supported-by-pubnub/ Michael Carroll Go Programming Language SDK Available on PubNub https://www.pubnub.com/blog/golang-sdk-now-available-on-pubnub/ The Go Programming Language (Golang) SDK is now available on PubNub, the world's leadsing real-time communication platform. Wed, 04 Jun 2014 13:00:05 GMT https://www.pubnub.com/blog/golang-sdk-now-available-on-pubnub/ Mathew Jenkinson Build real-time dashboards: monitor IoT devices https://www.pubnub.com/blog/build-realtime-dashboards-to-monitor-your-iot-connected-devices/ Build customizable and interactive user interfaces and a real-time dashboard to monitor your IoT connected devices with freeboard from Bug Labs. Tue, 20 May 2014 12:25:09 GMT https://www.pubnub.com/blog/build-realtime-dashboards-to-monitor-your-iot-connected-devices/ Developer Relations Team Bower Power! AngularJS Now PubNub-Enabled https://www.pubnub.com/blog/bower-power-angularjs-now-pubnub-enabled/ Bower power! AngularJS is now PubNub-enabled. This blog shows you how to integrate your AngularJS library with your web or mobile app. Thu, 15 May 2014 14:38:19 GMT https://www.pubnub.com/blog/bower-power-angularjs-now-pubnub-enabled/ Michael Carroll Real-Time, Real Fast: Meet Seti, PubNub's Sponsored Skier https://www.pubnub.com/blog/real-time-real-fast-meet-seti-pubnubs/ Meet the newest member of the PubNub team. No, she's not a programmer, and actually, she isn't even in high school yet. In fact, she's an 8 year old competi Mon, 13 Jan 2014 16:53:03 GMT https://www.pubnub.com/blog/real-time-real-fast-meet-seti-pubnubs/ Developer Relations Team Dan Ristic, WebRTC Summit: The WebRTC Data Channel https://www.pubnub.com/blog/dan-ristic-at-webrtc-summit-the-webrtc-data-channel/ At last week's WebRTC Summit in Santa Clara, PubNub's Dan Ristic spoke in front of a full house on "The WebRTC Data Channel." Thu, 21 Nov 2013 18:04:54 GMT https://www.pubnub.com/blog/dan-ristic-at-webrtc-summit-the-webrtc-data-channel/ Michael Carroll Announcing Serverless Access Control For Your App https://www.pubnub.com/blog/announcing-pam-serverless-access-control-for-your-app/ We're pleased to announce the launch of Access Manager, adding serverless access control to your PubNub web or mobile app Tue, 22 Oct 2013 08:35:46 GMT https://www.pubnub.com/blog/announcing-pam-serverless-access-control-for-your-app/ Darryn Campbell $11 Million Series B to Fuel Growth of Global DSN https://www.pubnub.com/blog/11-million-series-b-to-fuel-growth-of-global-real-time-network-2/ We're pleased to announce our Series B round of funding to fuel the growth of our global real-time network. Tue, 17 Sep 2013 20:31:21 GMT https://www.pubnub.com/blog/11-million-series-b-to-fuel-growth-of-global-real-time-network-2/ Todd Greene WebRTC SDK Now Available on PubNub for Video/Voice | PubNub https://www.pubnub.com/blog/webrtc-sdk-now-available-on-pubnub/ The WebRTC SDK is now available on PubNub for WebRTC signaling, voice, and video calling. Wed, 26 Jun 2013 03:35:40 GMT https://www.pubnub.com/blog/webrtc-sdk-now-available-on-pubnub/ Developer Relations Team PubNub Developer Console v2 https://www.pubnub.com/blog/pubnub-developer-console-v2/ PubNub Channel Presence meant we also needed to provide a way for you to debug and learn about the Presence Event Delivery Format. Tue, 04 Sep 2012 05:51:52 GMT https://www.pubnub.com/blog/pubnub-developer-console-v2/ Stephen Blum Cross-Platform AES Symmetric Key Encryption https://www.pubnub.com/blog/pubnub-adds-cross-platform-aes-symmetric-key-encryption/ Available immediately, all PubNub client libraries will allow the encryption of your PubNub messages using AES symmetric key encryption. Mon, 02 Jul 2012 23:10:09 GMT https://www.pubnub.com/blog/pubnub-adds-cross-platform-aes-symmetric-key-encryption/ Stephen Blum PubNub to Apply TimeToken Enhancement https://www.pubnub.com/blog/pubnub-to-apply-timetoken-enhancement/ PubNub is applying a TimeToken enhancement to our web-messaging infrastructure. Sun, 22 Apr 2012 10:57:37 GMT https://www.pubnub.com/blog/pubnub-to-apply-timetoken-enhancement/ Stephen Blum