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I'm not sure Netflix Open Connect counts as a CDN? They might still use distributed servers from AWS.

• fragmede 5y ago
  The hardware they use for their CDN was recently discussed on HN. They don't use AWS hardware for their CDN. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28584738 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28584738
• redis_mlc 5y ago
  > They might still use distributed servers from AWS. Once again, since HN readers are so thick ... They never used AWS for streaming, unless it was a test of some kind, or maybe to feed origin servers in their CDN, etc. The only conceivable situation where they would is if AWS rolled out a new region in Oceania or somewhere else remote and there was no alternative at launch time. Source: ex-Netflix.
• garblegarble 5y ago
  Netflix themselves classify it as a content delivery network, and that seems pretty fair - how else would you classify a network they have built to optimise content delivery, by way of peering agreements and physical kit they deliver to ISPs on demand? They do use AWS for a lot of their internal compute and packaging, but it wouldn't be cost-effective to use AWS for content delivery, even with a deep discount to the highway robbery standard AWS egress prices.
• robocat 5y ago
  The CDN nature of Netflix appliances is clear if you read their docs on fill patterns: https://openconnect.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360035618071 https://openconnect.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/3600356180... Netflix installs appliances at peering exchanges around the world: https://www.peeringdb.com/net/457 https://www.peeringdb.com/net/457 Disclaimer: I don’t know much beyond a few Google searches on the topic.