It appears that Cogent has finally shed its “Skeletons from the Closet” and has emerged as a new force in the CDN Ecosystem. Cogent is now providing “High Quality Transit” that rivals Level 3. For many years, Cogent was perceived
When it comes to buying transit in the form of 10Gbps Internet Ports from carriers, CDNs buy from the usual suspects, some more than others, and at various price points in the form of $/Mbps. The primary last mile /
What is the one of the most expensive and critical pieces in the CDN infrastructure? Of course, it’s bandwidth. Bandwidth is the variable cost component that increases as more more bandwidth is utilized. Although there are dozens of carriers offering
In one corner you got Netflix, Level 3 and Cogent. In the other corner you have AT&T, Verizon and Comcast. The fight is getting nastier, and also more entertaining. Reed Hastings is the man. He speaks his mind, and goes
