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Highwinds Adds Licensed CDN in Managed Services PortfolioOct 11, 2011 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- Highwinds announced the expansion of its managed services portfolio to include a Licensed CDN (content delivery network) offering for ISPs, telcos and MSOs. According to Highwinds, the Licensed CDN enables last-mile providers to create new CDN-based revenue streams by delivering advanced CDN capabilities to their customers, while alleviating the strain over-the-top (OTT) content is putting on their networks. Highwinds Licensed CDN was architected to support the Federated CDN model and allows providers to transition between Highwinds' multiple CDN solution tiers reselling, managed hosting and licensing. "We've been licensing our software and providing managed hosting services to ISPs and telcos since 2003, and we currently have 63 customers in this space," said Steve Miller, chairman and CEO of Highwinds. "We were also the first CDN to offer a reseller model, complete with private-labeling, APIs, and a high degree of R&D transparency. As such, responding to the CDN needs of last-mile providers with a licensing and federating platform was a natural next step for us." Highwinds Licensed CDN enables customers to add CDN services to their solutions portfolio and grow in a way that both leverages their own network strengths and subsidizes their network expansion. With a multi-tiered licensing approach rooted in Highwinds' hallmark flexibility and scalability, Highwinds Licensed CDN allows carriers to seamlessly transition between various tiers without ever re-provisioning their customer accounts. The platform supports the complete build-out of a CDN, and lays the groundwork for federation with Highwinds CDN and other federation partners. The platform's opportunities include: - CDN Reseller Highwinds' network and StrikeTracker console were built from the ground up to support a reseller model, and Highwinds has a global reseller channel. Any communications provider that joins Highwinds' reseller program can brand StrikeTracker as its own and can immediately begin reselling Highwinds CDN. - CDN Managed Hosting Providers can grow their network through Highwinds' managed hosting services, while leveraging the cost advantages of their own network and data centers. Highwinds provides capacity planning, rollout assistance and ongoing support. - Licensed CDN Operation In true licensing fashion, last-mile providers license the CDN software stack and operate the CDN directly. Highwinds provides equipment recommendations, capacity planning and cross-functional training. All licensees receive access to Highwinds' full suite of CDN services and ongoing software upgrades. - Federated CDN Providers may elect to expand their CDN footprint through federation, interconnecting their CDN with Highwinds CDN and other federation partners to cross-deliver traffic. CDN federation members benefit from a larger footprint without further deployment, giving each member the ability to sell global delivery, reduce local transport costs, and complement existing transit and peering relationships. "With the rapid growth of OTT video being delivered over last-mile networks around the world, the CDN space is obviously interesting to telcos and other communications providers," said Josh Gagliardi, Highwinds' CTO. "For some, it makes perfect sense to design their own CDN. For most, it does not. Our Licensed CDN platform is designed for the majority who need instant-on CDN solutions now." Highwinds is a provider of content delivery, network and cloud-based IP services. ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) |