online video

September 23, 2014

SP360: SERVICE PROVIDER

The Shift to Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) Supports More and Better Customer Video Experiences

2 min read

The Internet has emerged as one of the most powerful ways for businesses and consumers to communicate and learn. Its global reach, accessibility and speed have opened doors to areas of knowledge that in the past were available only to a privileged few. With the emergence of popular video-streaming services that deliver Internet video to […]

January 30, 2013

SP360: SERVICE PROVIDER

Multiscreen Video Delivery: Tangled Solutions, Smoothed by the Cloud

3 min read

By Bill Gerhardt, Director, IBSG Service Provider Online video is growing at a rapid — if not explosive — pace, with innovation and disruption spreading across all areas of the value chain. Some of the greatest innovation is currently occurring around multiscreen delivery and related services. To better understand the climate for video consumption, in […]

November 20, 2012

SP360: SERVICE PROVIDER

Cisco Pilot Proves the Value of CDN Federations

3 min read

By Marc Latouche, Manager, Cisco Internet Business Solutions Group (IBSG) Service Provider As more and more video traffic streams across service provider (SP) networks, many SPs are deploying content delivery networks (CDNs). In addition to supporting their own operations, these CDNs provide a viable commercial alternative — or complement — to pure-play CDNs (such as […]