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Qwilt Unveils Open Caching-based Content Delivery Sharing

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Qwilt this week unveiled Qwilt Content Delivery Sharing (CDS), a open caching-based system for content delivery from the edge network.

Qwilt’s new service uses the same sharing economy model made famous by Uber and others, in which local service providers are paid to use their own assets to deliver a service that is coordinated by a central entity. Users get the benefit of on-demand, local service and the simplicity of a single coordinating entity.

With Qwilt Content Delivery Sharing, the OTT content providers’ content is delivered by local ISP edge computing assets, instead of a more distant CDN. The outcome for the OTT content provider is more delivery capacity, higher quality and lower prices. In this new sharing model for content delivery, Qwilt, like Uber, serves as the overall coordinator, instantly matching consumer requests for OTT content with local ISPs who are ready to deliver. Content Delivery Sharing is unique because of the partnerships Qwilt has established with service providers who operate the edge delivery infrastructure, as well as the collaborative relationship with publishers who value the high performance and capacity available through in-ISP network delivery. 

The concern about a looming content delivery capacity gap around the world is being driven by many factors: first, the proliferation of streaming services and accompanying consumer demand; second, the steady march of higher resolution content and devices, from SHD to 4K to 8K; and third, the increasing capacity of access networks, both mobile and fixed broadband, which prompt consumers to expect broadcast quality when streaming. As evidence of these factors, the expected growth of media consumption worldwide, especially due to the new network capabilities brought on by 5G, is staggering.

Dan Rayburn, Principal Analyst, Frost and Sullivan
Qwilt’s CDS model means ISPs have a direct role in the content delivery value chain because they purchase, deploy and operate the CDS edge delivery infrastructure.

Alon Maor, CEO of Qwilt
Along with our service provider partners, we believe this new model for content delivery will establish the right trajectory for streaming capacity and scale that will benefit the entire ecosystem – publishers, services providers and consumers.

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