Web Real Time Communications (WebRTC) is changing the way we have traditionally communicated and collaborated. To be specific, the technology allows developers to embed voice, data, instant messaging, and video into web browsers, thereby providing easier and far efficient ways to communicate than Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) services such as Skype, WhatsApp, and WebEx.
WebRTC has come a long way since its inception in May 2011. Right from achieving interoperability between Chrome and Firefox browsers in 2013 to rolling out support for Android mobile, WebRTC has continued to garner more attention every year. And the market momentum is expected to continue growing. Infact, a recent Analysts Mason report predicts that with Apple and Microsoft incorporating WebRTC in their browsers, there might be 7 billion devices supporting WebRTC by 2020. With that strong growth rate, it is imperative for testers to have a strategy in place in order to test WebRTC applications efficiently. But before we venture down that path, it is critical to understand what’s driving this growth and how testing a WebRTC is different from any other web applications.