Youku Technology

Mar 30, 2022 · Operations

Ali266: Deployment of the H.266/VVC Codec on Youku – Architecture, Performance, and Business Impact

In January 2022 Youku became the first platform to deploy Alibaba’s Ali266 H.266/VVC codec, cutting bitrate by up to 40% and stall rates by 50% while delivering real‑time 720p/1080p encoding and 4K decoding on mobile devices, yielding significant bandwidth savings and power efficiency.