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January 20, 2023

SP360: SERVICE PROVIDER

Enabling Metaverse and next generation content the right way

3 min read

The metaverse and applications like remote surgery or drone delivery services are on the horizon but can’t arrive while the network still struggles with common problems like asymmetrical bandwidth speeds, scalability, and variable latency conditions resulting from congestion and transport distance.

January 11, 2023

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Gain better control over quality streaming experiences

4 min read

The growth in streamed content from Internet TV, on demand live broadcast events, and content providers is challenging the standard CDN architecture. In this blog we discuss the most common threats to providing great customer experiences and potential solutions.

February 12, 2020

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CDN Caching and Video Streaming Performance

6 min read

To what extent do content delivery network (CDN) caches deep inside the ISP or the operator network also improve QoE? Does it suffice to simply deploy the CDN appliance just past the peering point? This blog post describes a project, sponsored by Cisco’s  Research and Open Innovation initiative, to explore this very question.

November 27, 2018

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2018 Complete VNI Forecast Update – What’s Trending?

2 min read

This week, we released our annual Cisco Visual Networking Index (VNI) Complete Forecast, which covers global, regional, and country-level projections and trends associated with fixed and mobile networks.

Cisco@CES 2017: Exceed Broadcast and OTT

3 min read

From extensions to our Infinite Video Platform, which allows you to launch IP-based services on legacy boxes, to Cloud Scale Networking solutions that prepare your network for increased IP traffic... It's a good time to see what we’re up to at CES 2017!

December 22, 2014

SP360: SERVICE PROVIDER

How does Cisco Videoscape transform TV experiences? The answer is yes.

3 min read

I’m often asked, “What can Cisco Videoscape do for my organization?” The best answer is to look at what it did for yes, Israel’s biggest satellite TV provider. Yes launched its over-the-top (OTT) multiscreen video service, yes GO, in Israel last year based on the Cisco Videoscape Video Everywhere Solution, and it made a huge […]

September 23, 2014

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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 […]

April 15, 2014

SECURITY

Year-Long Exploit Pack Traffic Campaign Surges After Leveraging CDN

7 min read

Anyone can purchase an exploit pack (EP) license or rent time on an existing EP server. The challenge for threat actors is to redirect unsuspecting web browsing victims by force to the exploit landing page with sustained frequency. Naturally, like most criminal services in the underground, the dark art of traffic generation is a niche specialty that must be purchased to ensure drive-by campaign success. For the past year we have been tracking a threat actor (group) that compromises legitimate websites and redirects victims to EP landing pages. Over the past three months we observed the same actor using malvertising - leveraging content delivery networks (CDNs) to facilitate increased victim redirection - as part of larger exploit pack campaigns.