Evolving and Growing
The Internet is constantly evolving. Protocols gain better security, become faster, and grow more robust. As new technologies come on the scene, LiteSpeed is there. We strive to be the first to implement production-ready support in our server products. Plus, we are proud to participate in efforts to define and accelerate adoption of infant protocols.
When you power your sites with LiteSpeed server products, you can expect to be on the Internet’s cutting edge.
LiteSpeed is First
| HTTP2 | May 15, 2015 | IETF | IETF HTTP/2 RFC Published |
| May 20, 2015 | LiteSpeed | LiteSpeed Web Server is World's First to Support HTTP/2 | |
| QUIC | July, 2016 | Google QUIC Internet Draft Published | |
| July, 2017 | LiteSpeed | LiteSpeed Is First to Provide Production Grade Mass Market Quic Implementation, Benefiting All Chrome Users | |
| September, 2017 | LiteSpeed | LiteSpeed Open Sources QUIC Client Library | |
| HTTP/3 | January, 2018 | IETF | IETF Settles Header Compression Debates |
| June, 2018 | IETF | IETF Makes Last Major HTTP/3 + QPACK Decisions | |
| July, 2018 | LiteSpeed | LiteSpeed Open Sources QPACK Compression Library | |
| October, 2018 | LiteSpeed | LiteSpeed's Test HTTP/3 Server Operational | |
| November, 2018 | LiteSpeed | First Successful Interoperability Test Performed by LiteSpeed and Facebook | |
| July, 2019 | LiteSpeed | LiteSpeed Web Server is released with HTTP/3 support | |
| September, 2019 | LiteSpeed | OpenLiteSpeed is released with HTTP/3 support | |
| September, 2019 | LiteSpeed | LiteSpeed Open Sources QUIC & HTTP/3 Library | |
| October, 2020 | IETF | QUIC Internet Draft enters Last Call | |
| October, 2020 | LiteSpeed | OpenLiteSpeed is released with DPLPMTUD support for improved performance | |
| November, 2020 | IETF | Delayed ACKs extension implemented |
Latest Developments
LiteSpeed QUIC and HTTP/3 Library v4.0
Mar 14th, 2023LiteSpeed’s QUIC and HTTP/3 library gets its first major feature enhancement release after a stable and performant 2-year run.
Developer’s Corner: QPACK Mnemonic Technique
Apr 5th, 2021Learn about how the ls-qpack encoder decides which headers to index with the QPACK Mnemonic Technique.
Notes From the Road: IETF 110
Mar 15th, 2021Due to the pandemic, IETF 110 was held online. The QUIC and HTTP/3 specifications are well on their way to…