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According to Content-technology, Qvest is advancing the development of software-defined media infrastructures by releasing mxl-k8s and go-mxl. These open-source projects are specifically designed to tackle the challenges inherent in modern broadcast architectures, particularly when utilizing Dynamic Media Facilities (DMF) within Kubernetes-based environments.
Solving bandwidth inefficiencies in media flows
A primary hurdle in DMF-based architectures is the inefficiency caused by multiple applications accessing the same stream simultaneously. This often leads to redundant data processing, which increases costs and system complexity as more applications are added. For uncompressed UHD streams reaching 10 Gbit/s or higher, these inefficiencies represent a major economic burden for broadcasters.
Qvest addresses this by ensuring that media streams are processed at most once per node within a cluster. The mxl-k8s project enables the scalable and converged use of MXL across multiple nodes. Key benefits of this approach include:
"Our approach ensures that streams are processed at most once per node within the cluster. This lays the foundation for more efficient and future-proof media platforms," — Daniel Clasen, Practice Lead – Custom Software Solutions at Qvest.
Expanding developer accessibility and industry standards
To complement the infrastructure improvements of mxl-k8s, Qvest released go-mxl. This project provides Go bindings for MXL libraries originally implemented in C/C++. By offering these bindings, the company makes the technology more accessible to a wider range of developers who utilize modern software stacks. The goal is to simplify integration while maintaining the core functionality of the MXL standard.
The release of these projects as open-source tools allows the broader industry to contribute to and integrate these solutions into existing systems. Qvest's involvement in the sector was further solidified in May 2026, when it upgraded its membership in the AMWA association to General Member status. The company is now actively contributing technical expertise to the Joint Task Force on Dynamic Media Facilities (JT-DMF) to help shape future industry standards.
By automating cross-node transport as a native cluster feature, Qvest removes a significant scalability limitation that has historically hindered high-performance media delivery. This move positions software-defined architectures as a more viable and cost-effective solution for global broadcasting needs.