NetActuate Targets Satellite Replacement with New MoQ Relay Service

The service marks the third addition to NetActuate's media lineup, designed to function independently or alongside the existing Media Substrate. By leveraging the Media over QUIC (MoQ) open standard, the platform aims to decouple audience size from network costs. Internal testing demonstrated that a single relay could serve sixteen times the standard volume of video traffic without increasing backbone consumption, effectively turning the network into a scalable distribution engine for live content.

Unlike overlay solutions, MoQ Relay operates directly on NetActuate’s proprietary infrastructure. The system continuously monitors transit paths, automatically rerouting traffic when degradation occurs to maintain stable delivery. Customers receive dedicated tenant environments rather than shared footprints, providing granular visibility into ingress and egress data per hop. According to CEO Mark Mahle, the move solves the industry's primary concern regarding the MoQ standard: the lack of a reliable, operator-managed relay layer. To facilitate adoption, the company is currently offering no-charge evaluation deployments for qualified media teams ahead of the IBC 2026 conference in Amsterdam.