Global Content Delivery Network for NTT DOCOMO
Global content delivery network services are currently in high demand, with expectations that the CDN market is set for record growth over the coming years. And this comes as no surprise – as more and more people access the internet from a diverse array of countries, from existing high value markets in Europe and North America to fast-growing markets in Asia and Latin America, and on devices ranging from mobile phones to desktop computers, the strain being placed on networks makes it more important than ever for companies to leverage high quality global content delivery network providers.
The reason for this is simple – global content delivery network services make use of widely distributed servers that host identical copies of a website’s data. End users are then routed to the server nearest to them when requesting data, reducing latency and increase bandwidth and download speeds. This is why many companies are taking advantage of CDN services from companies such as Akamai, Level 3 and CDN77.
Global Content Delivery Network From Ericsson
Now, the latest company to leverage a global content delivery network is NTT DOCOMO. The leading telecommunications provider will be utilising the Ericsson Unified Content Delivery Network to help their subscribers access high-quality content over the mobile network.
Takaaki Sato, General Manager of Service Design Department at NTT DOCOMO, said of the deal, “for future services, NTT DOCOMO foresees that consumption of 4K video, virtual reality and augmented reality content will increase and believes a platform like a UDN adds value in the high-speed 5G era.”
Cillilan Maher, Head of UDN Service Provider Partnerships at Ericsson, also commented, “as part of a broader ecosystem that now encompasses 55 content providers and 40 service providers around the world, NTT DOCOMO will be able to significantly advance the traditional content delivery network model. As a service provider partner, they will be able to garner incremental revenue and can participate as a content provider, driving traffic through both their own network and the UDN ecosystem.”