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Web 3.0 & Comcast (Part 3)
Web 3.0 Framework discussion Below is a quick overview of the Web 3.0 framework for the Comcast sites. We have not gone into the details of all the properties, but you can review the Web 3.0 section of this site for detailed discussions on some of the vertical categories. Context Comcast has zeroed in on
Speeding Up the Internet: Algorithms Guru and Akamai Founder Tom Leighton (Part 9)
SM: One of the concerns you must be facing now is how big can the CDN business be, and how fast can it grow? I am sure your investors like to see diversification as it is both risk and business diversification. Application acceleration provides that diversification, and I like it. TL: We consider it to
Speeding Up the Internet: Algorithms Guru and Akamai Founder Tom Leighton (Part 8)
SM: How do you provide fast, reliable service globally? What is the secret there? TL: There are a bunch of things we do for that. In the old adage, having our servers near the end users rewards them. We sit on top of and find better routes on the Internet. We don’t change the protocol,
Web 3.0 & Comcast (Part 2)
Vertical Strategy Comcast formed Comcast Interactive Media (CIM) in 2005 to develop and grow the Company’s Internet businesses, including the Comcast.net portal. Comcast owns and operates various entertainment, shopping, movie, video, sports, travel and gaming sites. Some of Comcast’s most popular online properties are Comcast.net, Fancast.com, Ziddio, and Gameinvasion.net. We will take a look at
Speeding Up the Internet: Algorithms Guru and Akamai Founder Tom Leighton (Part 7)
SM: This is a really big problem. How close to the last mile can you get? You are going to need millions of servers to cover the world. TL: I don’t think so. The way we think, a server can serve a gigabit a second. It is pretty economical. If you look at TV quality,
Web 3.0 & Comcast (Part 1)
Introduction Comcast Corporation is the largest cable operator in the United States and one of the leading communications and entertainment companies in the world focusing on broadband communications and content. Comcast’s operations can be broadly categorized into three segments: * Cable which includes cable systems, video, regional sports and news networks, Internet and phone services,
Speeding Up the Internet: Algorithms Guru and Akamai Founder Tom Leighton (Part 5)
SM: Let’s take that question and apply it to all these recent media reactions you are getting about Level 3’s announcement that CDN is going to be a commodity and all these telcos are going to provide CDNs. [My previous coverage here.] TL: I think the Telcos have always provided CDN. There has been no
Speeding Up the Internet: Algorithms Guru and Akamai Founder Tom Leighton (Part 4)
SM: You are saying that the middle does not have a business model supporting it. The first mile and last mile have business models, but the middle does not. TL: Right. The middle mile is where you get into a lot of problems with the Internet. It is because there is no money flowing in
