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Content Delivery Infrastructure Ecosystem Diagram 16
One Year Anniversary for CDN Ecosystem Diagram Its been one year since the CDN Ecosystem Diagram was first published, and what started off as a simple illustration of CDNs, has mushroomed into a fairly complex Ecosystem, where once separate sectors
GPON Impact On Last Mile VOD Infrastructure
GPON Wireline Innovation Challenge: Last mile bandwidth limitations have been a constant bottleneck limiting end user content consumption Solution: GPON Â (Gigabit Passive Optical Network) provides multi-gigabit wireline connectivity to homes and businesses, efficiently, inexpensively and cost-effectively over the last mile
Cool Startup: Teclo Networks
Teclo Networks, based in Zurich Switzerland is a five year old startup offering TCP Network Accelerator Appliances for Mobile Operators. The company was founded by Jane Walerud, a Standard Alumni, who worked at Telia and Ericsson, and Sean Hinde, an
Weekly Intelligence Digest – March 16, 2015
Significant Developments of the Week 1. Distil Networks Investigates Bots and Behaviors Distil Networks, a leader in the bot mitigation field, conducts a study on CAPTCHAs and their effects on user behavioral patterns. Distil used a U.S history and politics
Interview #2 with Alan Arolovitch, CTO of PeerApp
Recently, we had the opportunity to interview Alan Arolovitch, CTO of PeerApp to discuss their new RAN based offering. PeerApp is a leader in the Transparent Caching industry, and has more than 500 customers, with some of those individual customers
Nuts and Bolts of Netflix’s CDN Infrastructure
Dave Temkin, Netflix Director of Global Networks recently presented the nuts and bolts of Netflix’s CDN Infrastructure. The presentation was feature packed, and he provided the audience with lots of interesting details. For those companies interested in building a global
CloudFlare Mitigated 400Gbps DDoS Attack, but can it stop 4Tbps
Akamai, Limelight Networks, EdgeCast, Level 3, CloudFlare, Incapsula, Zenedge, SiteLock, F5 Networks, Radware, Verisign, and many other companies have done a nice job of building out their DDoS mitigation / scrubbing center capabilities over time. Some have spent millions in
Weekly Intelligence Digest – March 9, 2015
Significant Developments for Week of 3/9/15 1. Akamai Addresses DNS Growth with Xerocole Acquisition Akamai Technologies announces their acquisition of Xerocole, a recurrent DNS company. With Xerocole, Akamai hopes to accelerate DNS platform growth. The acquisition of Xerocole also promises
Limelight Networks Beat Amazon To Market With DDoS Mitigation
Some big news just came out of the Limelight Networks (LLNW) camp. LLNW has just launched the DDoS Attack Interceptor, a DDoS mitigation solution that leverages “several scrubbing centers” located around the world. This is the most significant product launch
Akamai Puts The Entire CDN Ecosystem On Notice
During the 2015 Investor Relations Summit, Akamai presented many interesting data points to its audience. Some of the data points were financial in nature, and others emphasized “new features, products, and services” across its various segments, including Media, Security, Network
Google, Amazon, & Facebook: The X-factor in the CDN Ecosystem
Technology innovation in the wireline and wireless industry is experiencing unprecedented growth. In a few years, Gbps connectivity to the last mile eyeball networks (US wireline & wireless) will become the norm. Everyone and everything that participates in the Content
Business Model Chaos: From Wireless to CDN to Security
The technology industry is going through a dramatic transformation unlike any time in the past. Once non-related tech segments are converging across the globe, and those that are likely to be impacted the most are the incumbents. Apple plans on
Akamai Moves to Make $5B a Reality in 2020
Akamai has been busy in Q1 of 2015. First, they made a strategic investment in Saguna Networks. Next, they announced a plan to hire 1,000 employees this year. Thereafter, Akamai acquired Xerocole, a start-up offering an innovative DNS platform to
Weekly Intelligence Digest- March 2, 2015
Significant Developments for Week of March 2, 2015  1. Aryaka Gets Ready to Grow with new CFO Kelly Hicks In preparation for upcoming expansion, Aryaka Networks appoints a new Chief Financial Officer, Kelly Hicks. Hicks has over 25 years of
Battle of the Last Mile: Google vs AT&T and Verizon
The Internet Giants (Google, Facebook, Microsoft and Amazon) have been on a rampage investing in middle mile infrastructure, more specifically dark fiber, submarine cable systems, and to some degree, spectrum for a while now . The two primary reasons: 1)
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