On Wed, 30 Jul 2014, Edward Ned Harvey (lopser) wrote:
From: discuss-boun...@lists.lopsa.org [mailto:discuss-
boun...@lists.lopsa.org] On Behalf Of David Lang
they are, and from what I've heard they will provide the hardware to run
their
CDN at no cost to any ISP that will run it on their network.
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
It's actually far from all of Netflix, but it's a large percentage of the most
popular work, aimed at satisfying 60-80% of requests.
David Lang
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