The future of network quality: How the Open Edge is transforming content delivery for ISPs

As we enter the quarter-mark of the 21st century, there is little doubt that the increasing demands for faster and more reliable networks is a critical challenge that must be addressed head on.

The traditional content delivery methods from the start of this century are not equipped to deal with the demands of today’s streaming world, and they are certainly not designed for the next era of internet applications.
Upgrading and expanding centralised data centres alone won’t create the necessary network ecosystem that can deal with the burgeoning demands of latency, congestion and bandwidth strain. Real change is required; the entire content delivery chain needs to be reimagined in terms of how and where network traffic is processed and delivered.
The limitations of the CDN market in recent years are evident. And the high profile exits of StackPath, Lumen and Edgio from the CDN market – alongside Akamai’s pivot to higher-margin services – further demonstrate the need for a more sustainable and scalable approach right now.

Read more on March’s edition of Broadband Journal.