The European technology scene is bustling with new CDN start-ups. They come from different countries and backgrounds. Here is a sample of the European CDNs 1) Pure-play CDNs: KeyCDN, CDN77, StreamZilla, Octoshape, and CDNify 2) Media based CDNs: Arkena 3)
Once upon a time, Europe was a wide open market for US based CDNs, because the competition was non-existent. Akamai, Level 3, Limelight, and many other CDNs thrived in the European market, signing up hundreds of customers across the UK,
The US is home to the most innovative CDNs on the planet. Over the last decade, CDNs have come and gone. Speedera, Panther Express, VitalStream, Digital Island, Cotendo, and many others represent different eras, and different business models in the
In Europe, the CDN ecosystem is healthy, diverse, increasing in number, and growing in sophistication. There are many different types of European CDN business models, including the following: 1) Large Telco CDNs: Telefonica and DT 2) Facilities based Long Haul
Recently, CDNify, a pure-play CDN based in the UK decided to abandon the CDN-in-a-box solution from OnApp. One of CDNify’s challenges with OnApp revolved around POP responsiveness, in that some POPs were not as responsive as others. For a CDN,
OnApp CDN in-a-box enables companies to become a CDN specialist, not a generalist on the same level of Akamai, Limelight or EdgeCast. The CDN specialist occupies a certain place in the CDN ecosystem. The OnApp CDN software is not a
Recently, CDNify, an upstart CDN reseller based in London decided to abandon its CDN partnership with OnApp. OnApp is a software developer offering CDN-in-a-box, cloud storage and cloud compute. The OnApp solution is ideal for hosting companies and some Telco’s
