Netflix Launches Its Own Content Delivery Network 117
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from the putting-on-a-different-hat dept.
1sockchuck writes "Netflix has launched its own content delivery network to manage data delivery for its streaming video service. ISPs can choose to host caching appliances in their data centers, or peer with Netflix at Internet Exchanges. 'Netflix will provide either form of access at no cost to the ISP,' it said. As part of Open Connect, Netflix is sharing its hardware appliance design and the open source software components of the server. Does this mean Armageddon for the CDNs currently serving Akamai? Not really, according to analysts, citing the leverage Netflix had in dealing with providers."
Re:What about Comcast? (Score:5, Informative)
Re:What about Comcast? (Score:3, Informative)
The actual problem is Comcast's congestion is in the last mile. No amount of ISP caching will reduce last-mile congestion.
Last mile congestion is not Comcast's problem - they use fiber optic to their head ends and copper coax broadband drops to splits at the domicile that drive TV, cable modem, and/or DVR. The proof that this is not their problem? They do not count using their ISP service to deliver the same content that you get with their CTV, if you have a CTV subscription. (Although if you have a subscription you are more likely to watch via broadband rather than via internet, IMHO.) This uncapping is a scheme to keep customers in their TV + ISP realm, simply because (by CTV content bundles) they can make a mint and they are afraid (very afraid) of customers using ISP only delivery of video content, which would put them in a different competitive environment.
- Leonard
Re:What about Comcast? (Score:4, Informative)
cap? what cap?
http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/05/comcast-answers-data-cap-questions/ [arstechnica.com]
How has Comcast "killed" its caps? "Each of these pilot approaches will effectively offer unlimited usage of our services because customers will have the ability to buy as much data as they want."
Will Comcast raise prices? "We offer tiers of service starting at $9.95 a month and ranging up to higher price tiers. We're very comfortable with the pricing. We don't have any current intention to change our pricing."
FreeBSD (Score:5, Informative)
All these posts and no-one has mentioned it runs on FreeBSD?
Netflix's New Peering Appliance Uses FreeBSD [freebsd.org]
Re:Linux support? (Score:4, Informative)