Technology advancements drive unmatched content delivery performance
and reduce the percentage of streams affected by video rebuffers by over
25%
TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
To support increasing global online traffic and content delivery
challenges worldwide, Limelight Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq: LLNW),
a global leader in digital content delivery, today announced significant
new performance and functionality advancements to the Limelight
Orchestrate Platform. By optimizing purpose-built software and
services, the Orchestrate Platform offers breakthrough delivery
performance, even over congested or changing network conditions -- all
without requiring special client-side code.
Customer-provided real world data shows dramatic reductions across
geographies and network types:
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For a major US client: 33% reduction in SD (480p) video sessions
experiencing rebuffers
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For a major US client: 25% reduction in HD (1080p) video sessions
experiencing rebuffers
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For a major global video streamer: 41% reduction in video sessions
experiencing rebuffers for mobile devices in an emerging market
According to Gartner, a lack of fixed network infrastructure in many
emerging markets will drive a continued mobile-first approach to
infrastructure deployment with more than 80 percent of broadband
connections over wireless through 20201.
“Consumers worldwide are taking control of their video viewing
experiences. They want to choose what to watch and when to watch it. And
they expect it to be delivered flawlessly on any device,” said Anil
Kumar, Managing Director at Cinesoft. “With the Orchestrate Platform, we
can meet those expectations because we’re able to deliver the best
viewing experiences over any network connection to people anywhere.”
The Limelight Orchestrate Platform is built on a global, private
backbone network with the speed, capacity and availability to deliver
the experiences today's audiences demand. The platform includes
integrated content delivery, web acceleration, origin storage, video
management, cloud security and support services. The unique combination
of global private infrastructure, advanced software, and expert services
surpasses other content delivery networks (CDNs), enabling today's and
tomorrow's workflows and putting audience experiences first.
New capabilities and advancements include:
- EdgePrism Caching and Delivery Optimization: End-to-end
improvements to Limelight’s EdgePrism cache management and operating
system optimize performance, regardless of connection type or speed
without requiring client-side code, providing unmatched delivery
performance.
- Protocol Updates and Innovative Capabilities: New capabilities
and modern platform protocol support including IPv6 and HTTP/2 coupled
with recent updates to innovative features such as Intelligent
Ingest and SmartPurge
make it easy to deliver exceptional experiences to customers on any
device, anywhere.
- Self-Service Configuration API: New self-service API simplifies
and automates the process of modifying CDN configurations to support
changing business requirements.
“The Limelight Orchestrate platform sets a new standard for content
delivery,” said Nigel Burmeister, VP of Marketing at Limelight
Networks. “With superior performance, advanced self-service capabilities
and incremental support for emerging protocols, we’re committed to
helping our customers deliver an experience that’s superior to any other
in the market.”
In another industry-first, Limelight recently introduced a money-back
guarantee to reduce online video re-buffer rates for new customers. The
offer is for a limited time and is subject to certain restrictions. For
more information, email info@llnw.com
or visit https://www.limelight.com/video-rebuffer-promo/.
For more information on the Limelight Orchestrate Platform visit https://www.limelight.com/orchestrate-platform/.
About Limelight
Limelight Networks, a global leader in
digital content delivery, empowers customers to better engage online
audiences by enabling them to securely manage and globally deliver
digital content, on any device. The company’s Limelight Orchestrate
Platform includes a global infrastructure with a fully-integrated suite
of capabilities and services to help you address all your content
delivery needs. The Orchestrate Platform solves your most important
content delivery challenges so you can deliver the next great digital
experience anywhere. For more information, please visit www.limelight.com,
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