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YouTube and Netflix cache boxes are important for smaller ISP's. Their cache performance can literally make or break the monthly P&L. That said, I haven't heard
by scurvy 8y ago
YouTube and Netflix cache boxes are important for smaller ISP's. Their cache performance can literally make or break the monthly P&L. That said, I haven't heard about other OTT services offering a caching appliance. And there are more and more OTT streaming services coming. It's great from a consumer perspective, but it's going to be challenging for smaller players.
- wbl 8y agoSolution is to get some datacenters on your network as well. I'm not sure why that didn't happen before.
- scurvy 8y agoHow would a rural WISP "get some datacenters" on its network? Sorry, I'm not grasping your previous comment.
- wbl 8y agoIf you have the problem that peering is getting very one-sided, the solution is to get the other side as well. So a rural ISP should try to expand into an area with cheap power and offer low-cost hosting and bandwidth to attract servers.
- scurvy 8y agoHard to do that when everyone runs everything in the cloud. That's a very tough market to crack into.
- tylerl 8y agoThis is downright silly. The bulk of bandwidth is associated with a select few destinations that aren't going to put their datacenters behind a consumer isp under any circumstances. But many do offer caching options that allow content to be sourced inside the ISP.
- xp3ll3d 8y agoMoving towards decentralised internet infrastructure such as https://ipfs.io https://ipfs.io could help with this. ISPs setting up IPFS caches for their customers could save a LOT of peering bandwidth.