2012-05-14 00:00:00 | news Press Release

Oversi and Jet-Stream partner

Oversi and Jet-Stream Partner to Provide a Converged Content Delivery Solution

Leveraging best-of-breed approach, the joint offering provides an ultimate solution for operators to optimize and monetize content delivery

Petach Tikva, Israel and Groningen, The Netherlands, May 14, 2012: Oversi, the leader in OTT Video and P2P caching solutions, and Jet-Stream, the award-winning market leader in Content Delivery Network (CDN) technologies, today announced a strategic collaboration to provide a converged content delivery solution for network operators.

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2012-05-11 09:40:21 | Marketing broadcastgrade adaptive streaming The Last Mile

Broadcast Grade CDN white paper

Jet-Stream will release a new white paper on Content Delivery Summit, New York, May 14.

From Internet Grade to Broadcast Grade CDNs

The new Jet-Stream white paper addresses these topics:

• Lack of end to end SLAs in the OTT value chain is a blocking issue for consumers to mass adopt OTT services
• Quality of Experience is a euphemism: consumers demand broadcast grade quality and performance
• Only telco powered CDNs can enable end to end SLAs since they control the CDN right down to the last mile
• However regular Internet CDN and vendor CDN technologies were never intented and designed for premium content delivery
• Introducing the terms Internet Grade CDNs, Industrial Grade CDNs and Broadcast Grade CDNs.

Make sure you get your hard copy on the show!

Can't wait? Download the document here (PDF, 3.8MB)

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2012-05-07 11:02:26 | broadcastgrade Technology

CDN compliancy tips for media players

Tips for media players by CDN veterans: 

Make sure your client is streaming server and CDN compliant!

This blog article helps developers of Smart TVs, Smart Phones, Tablets, SetTopBoxes and Software video clients to better understand the dynamics of a Content Delivery Network so they can improve the way their client integrates with Content Delivery Networks.

Tip 1: Implement the full HTTP 1.1 specification: HTTP redirect

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2012-05-03 13:40:38 | broadcastgrade adaptive streaming

Who you gonna call?

Imagine this scenario: you are paying some of your hard earned money to watch a football match, or a blockbuster via an OTT (over the top) content provider.

But the stream underperforms. It was advertised as being high quality, but the quality constantly changes from HD to SD quality.

That's not what you paid for: you paid for a cinematic experience.

So you want a refund. Who are you going to call?... 

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2012-04-20 20:32:18 | news Event

Jet-Stream Gold Sponsor Content Delivery Summit

Jet-Stream is Gold Sponsor for Content Delivery Summit, May 14 2012, New York

Scott Landman, Jet-Stream Vice President Americas will address the economics of deploying Content Delivery Networks for telecom operators and content publishers. 

Jet-Stream deployed over 30 CDNs for telecom operators and broadcasters across the globe. These CDNs aren't just operationally successful, but commercially as well, with up to 45% profit margins. With this unique experience, we know where to cut costs and we know which models do and don't work.

What are the major cost factors? Which factor is the most expensive: network, delivery servers, CDN management, workflow integration, deployment, support or operation? How can CDNs be optimized to optimize and offload the network? How can CDNs eliminate overhead equipment costs? What are the economic pitfalls of Internet CDNs and vendor CDNs? Why are Internet CDNs unable to lower their capex and opex? How expensive is building a CDN from scratch compared to buying off the shelves technology? How can operational and support costs be minimized? Which one is really cheaper from a TCO perspective: COTS or appliances?

Which factors are key for commercial succes? Why is it a bad idea to build a business case on traffic alone? Why have Internet CDNs been unable to turn their business into sustainable profitability? How to prevent becoming a commodity? Do you need both a retail and a wholesale strategy? Does CDN federation really bring new revenues? Is it enough to be reactive or do you need to proactively build a product strategy? How do best effort CDN technologies and locked in CDN technologies limit a serious business case?

Make sure you join Content Delivery Summit! http://www.contentdeliverysummit.com/2012/

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