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If jgrahamc is reading this, I'd really like to know if Cloudflare wants to work with telcos. Imagine a small server in every cell tower, with locally-cached m
by peterburkimsher 6y ago
If jgrahamc is reading this, I'd really like to know if Cloudflare wants to work with telcos.
Imagine a small server in every cell tower, with locally-cached maps/Wikipedia/latest movies.
Some communication couldn't be cached (e.g. real-time video calls), but a lot of broadcast media could be. Of course there are copyright implications, and it might require partnering with Netflix or others.
The quick load times would be great for users, and the reduced load on the backbone would be good for the telecom companies.
If you'd like me to chat to some friends in telcos in New Zealand about this, drop me an email. It's not my job now (I'm in IoT) but I know who to talk to if you'd like to get this kind of thing moving.
- mcdevilkiller 6y agoAFAIK Netflix (and YouTube and others) already do this edge caching. They partner with telcos, as you said.
- toomuchtodo 6y agohttps://openconnect.netflix.com/en/ https://openconnect.netflix.com/en/
- Nemo_bis 6y agoKiwix does this for Wikipedia, other Wikimedia projects and other free content projects, through "Kiwix hotspot" (based on kiwix-serve). https://www.kiwix.org/en/downloads/kiwix-hotspot/ https://www.kiwix.org/en/downloads/kiwix-hotspot/