On Jul 30, 2014, at 4:11 PM, Edward Ned Harvey (lopser) <lop...@nedharvey.com> wrote: > That is correct, but both Comcast and Verizon refuse to accept the box. They > don't want L3 to pay for network upgrades. They don't want Netflix to > provide a box to eliminate the need for network upgrades. Whenever they > gripe about how it's expensive to operate the network and the content > providers such as Netflix get a "free ride," that's a straw man blatant lie > public image tactic. The truth of the matter is, they see somebody else they > can grab money from, they go for it. They're not trying to eliminate a cost > or a burden. They want positive cash flow from those guys in order to stop > blocking their content from delivery. > > All of Netflix, in a box: Cost to Netflix around $10k to $20k. They give > 'em away for free to any ISP where it will improve the experience for > customers. > http://gizmodo.com/this-box-can-hold-an-entire-netflix-1592590450
When I want to put hardware in a particular location to improve my customers' performance, I pay for that privilege. It's called "colocation". If Netflix wanted to pay to colocate hardware inside the actual head-end, I'm sure Verizon would come up with a dollar-figure for doing so. D
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