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The interconnection of content delivery networks (CDNs) is currently a hot topic. Several network operators are pursuing a goal of establishing a federated content delivery infrastructure between their respective networks. Network equipment vendors have jumped into the space and are starting to develop solutions aimed at solving this problem. In the video below, I share some [...]
TV over the Internet isn’t the future, it’s here. In just the past few days, it was announced that one of the web’s subscription streaming services is now outpacing its TV subscription counterparts. But what about user experience? Isn’t Internet viewing sub-par to the traditional TV model? The answer lies in adaptive bit rates. Today, [...]
In the last 365ish days, we published 75 blog posts on Beyond Bandwidth focusing on secure networks, content delivery, enterprise collaboration, the Mayan Apocalypse, and how our network stood strong during one of the biggest storms the northeastern United States has seen in over 100 years. It’s been a busy year. Here are the TOP 5 [...]
If you are reading this, you are one of the nearly 2 billion people actively using social media. Social media has quickly become the de facto information and sharing source for people around the world – and like so many other large enterprises, Level 3 has taken an active role in the ongoing social conversation, [...]
Technology. Education. Design. From the first day that I was introduced to TEDTalks, I’ve been a fan. In case you don’t know, TED is a global nonprofit devoted to “ideas worth spreading”, using video to reach a global audience. It’s that opening TED chime that gets me every time and, like Pavlov’s dogs, I know I’m in [...]
When will digital game distribution overtake physical media? The reason I ask is because I don’t want to drive across town to buy video games anymore, period. To be fair, I certainly don’t wish the fate of Blockbuster or Virgin Megastore on anyone. It’s just that, for both personal and professional reasons, the continuous growth [...]
For those of you who are suffering from a post-Olympics event hang-over, I have the perfect cure…how about a seven-stage bike race with 135 of the world’s best riders through some of the toughest terrain in the country – the Colorado Rocky Mountains? Yes, it’s here, the USA Pro Cycling Challenge, which begins today – [...]
Over the last two years we have received a huge number of requests from rights holders for help getting their content on to the Internet in the form of Internet Television. So I thought I’d dedicate a blog post to explain some of the technologies that need to be considered in order to make that [...]
One of the great benefits of working for Level 3 Communications is that with our broadcast business, our employees often find themselves with a front-row seat to history-making events…whether it’s watching the Saints onside kick their way to a Super Bowl, Obama get inaugurated as President, or even the occasional Justin Bieber concert (ok, maybe [...]
