Bizety is presenting the latest CDN Ecosystem diagram, and this version is a complete re-arrangement of the previous one. The diagram reflects the latest changes; EdgeCast is no more, as it is now Verizon, and the RAN based CDNs continue
The CDN industry is a business of metrics, whether its the total amount of bandwidth (or data transfer) being delivered at any given moment, the cost of bandwidth as in price/Mbps, number of customers, average monthly revenue per customer, and
The CDN Ecosystem continues to churn out new business models. No single CDN can be all things to all industries, hence the need for specialization. Most business models reflect the type of service a CDN offers, with the exception of
It’s looks like the the recent ruling on Net Neutrality is starting to move the needle in favor of the Middle-mile Middlemen, kinda, sorta. There are some winners and losers in this soap opera, but it will take some time
The CDN Ecosystem continues to flourish, as new players enter the industry with unique features and business models. The latest trio of entrants are the RAN based CDN innovators. They include Rev Software, Twin Prime and Kwicr. Rev Software has
Congrats to Octoshape for getting acquired by Akamai. Many companies would consider it a privilege to get acquired by Akamai. Now let’s evaluate the acquisition, and see what it means for the industry. Thereafter, we’ll list some key takeaways. Two
Bizety is starting a new IT Research subscription service next week called Bizety Members. We are taking all of our experiences, and everything we learned from our research efforts, and creating a paid subscription service that offers highly focused market
Is the CDN market really a $4B industry or a $40B industry? If the Internet of Things (IoT) is thrown into the mix, its sounds like the CDN ecosystem is more like a $40B market. IDC predicts (IoT) to become
Surprise surprise, after many years of laying low, Akamai has finally stepped out of its comfort zone and declared war on the pure-play CDN Ecosystem. Time will tell, but it seems that Akamai has set its eyes on being an
Bizety is presenting the next update to the popular CDN Ecosystem diagram. The space continues to evolve as new start-ups enter it. The collapsing of the Security and CDN sectors are blurring the lines further between CDNs and non-CDNs, as
Over the last few months, there has been much press about CDN commoditization and what it means to the industry. Even Forbes published an article titled “Limelight: Trying to Drive Sales in Brutally Competitive Market“. Today, we are going to
Akamai has previously reported that prices were under pressure. In fact, many in the industry have stated the same thing. However, analyzing CDN price drops by themselves in a vacuum can lead to faulty analysis. CDN prices only represent a
It’s that time again, where we try to figure out the size of the global CDN market using sophisticated mathematics (adding). Trying to figure out the exact market size of the CDN industry is extremely difficult, since most private CDNs
Level 3 has done a decent job offering network based security for the last several years. At one time, they resold Prolexic DDoS Mitigation Services to its large customer base. However, with Akamai acquiring Prolexic, that relationship is certain to
Last year, Akamai generated $1.5B in annual revenue. This year, if Akamai grows as fast as they did in the 1st quarter of 2014, they are likely to reach $2B in annual revenue. In 2014, the number #2 CDN is
