OnApp now offers both real and virtual service providers a CDN business-in-a-box. And this is just the start: expect the same with storage and compute later this year.…
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Why Does Everyone Hate Comcast?
There are few companies that evoke such strong emotions as Comcast, and the company's most recent spat with Level 3 hasn't really helped its image either. So why does everyone hate Comcast? A look back at a number of strategic missteps that shaped the company's image.…
Read MoreComcast vs. Level 3: Netflix Didn’t See This Coming
Netflix really was just out to save some money when it decided to switch a sizable portion of its CDN business from Akamai to Level 3 in November. Instead, it started something that may turn out to be the Internet's equivalent to an international armed incident.…
Read MoreBoom or Not, Internet Bandwidth Prices Still Falling
You'd think the need for copious amount of bandwidth would drive up prices. And yet, the price of Internet bandwidth continues to fall. Telegeography shows prices for the IP transit are declining as traffic volumes grow more than 60 percent annually.…
Read MoreVid-Biz: Hulu, SpongeFish, Bud Bundy
Hulu in Talks with Kangaroo; the NBC/Fox JV could partner with the UK’s version of Hulu rather than going it alone, to…
Read MoreAmazon Launches Content Delivery Network. Rivals, Watch Out!
Akamai, Limelight, Level3 and more than a dozen other start-ups should be worried about Amazon's move into the content deliver business. Amazon Web Services' latest offering will cause price pressure in an already commoditized business.…
Read MoreiPlayer Goes for Higher Bitrates, Olympic Gold and Home Theaters?
The BBC’s iPlayer continues its unparalleled success story with new audience records during the Olympic games and a new codec that will…
Read MoreInside Microsoft's Internet Infrastructure & Its Plans For The Future
Microsoft is spending billions of dollars to beef up its Internet infrastructure -- which includes building its own content delivery network, boosting its network backbone capacity five times and building gigantic data centers as it girds up to compete with Google, the real Big Daddy of the web. Microsoft's Internet infrastructure czar, Debra Chrapaty, shares the details in a video interview. Continue Reading…
Read MoreThe Telia-Cogent Spat Could Ruin the Web For Many
Updated: Swedish telecom operator Telia and U.S.-based connectivity provider Cogent Communications have gotten into an ugly spat and have stopped interconnecting, according…
Read MoreComing Soon, Free Hosting for Facebook Apps
[qi:012] If you are a Facebook app developer, I have some good news for you: Joyent, a Marin County, Calif.-based on-demand computing…
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