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Atlanta's Internap Initiates Global Expansion of VitalStream CDN (10850)
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Featuring fault-tolerant storage architecture and disaster-proof, dual-origin redundancy, the global CDN will dramatically improve performance in each region.
Internap will store and deliver content at points of presence (PoPs) in certain local markets to improve the speed and delivery of customer traffic. These local PoPs enable Internap to optimize speed and performance for rich media applications, such as video and audio streams.
Internap Network Services Corporation, an Internet solutions provider of choice for the world’s elite businesses, has announced plans to expand its VitalStream® content delivery network (CDN), strengthening the company’s position in the streaming-media market on a global scale.
London will be the first location to be expanded, accelerating Internap’s presence in Europe and complementing the company’s existing Amsterdam facility. The initiative also marks Internap’s initial entry into Asia, via delivery points in Tokyo and Hong Kong, offering a redundant, highly scalable CDN platform.
As a result, enterprises, including Internap’s existing 3,000 customers, will be able to take advantage of Internap’s superior performance, reliability and reach, broadening the company’s customer base and building momentum in the market.
The strategic build-out of Internap’s global CDN will greatly enhance access to its current international Private Network Access Point (P-NAP™) locations, which provide intelligent management of network traffic routes to improve performance of Web-based applications.
The initiative will occur in scheduled phases throughout the year and adhere to the company’s disciplined approach to managing capital expenditures while strengthening service reliability.With its CDN expansion, Internap will be in a position to offer new global and regional contracts across Asia, Europe and North America for both streaming and content delivery services.
“For more than a decade, customers have come to rely on Internap for our Internet expertise, and trust us for our ability to reliably and safely deliver their mission critical business applications with speed.
This strategic global expansion leverages Internap’s ability to continue adding value to our customers and takes our core competencies to the next level,” said James P. DeBlasio, president and chief executive officer for Internap.
“Internap’s network will be scaled to deliver the industry’s most robust solution, meeting the needs of customers in the rapidly growing streaming media and content delivery market. This is a major initiative and significantly increases the current capacity of Internap’s CDN, positioning us as a leader in the space.”
Featuring fault-tolerant storage architecture and disaster-proof, dual-origin redundancy, the global CDN will dramatically improve performance in each region. Internap will store and deliver content at points of presence (PoPs) in certain local markets to improve the speed and delivery of customer traffic. These local PoPs enable Internap to optimize speed and performance for rich media applications, such as video and audio streams. Currently, Internap has 43 global service delivery points and 3 major origin CDN PoPs located in Los Angeles, Washington D.C. and Amsterdam.
Internap’s unique approach to CDN technology allows the company to deliver broad reach and superior reliability, regardless of size and location. The company plans to leverage its team of 130 direct sales associates to expand its CDN customer base globally. Combined with the P-NAP integration and Internap’s world-class monitoring and customer support, the initiative will extend Internap’s ability to manage, deliver, distribute and monetize customers’ Web assets, while ensuring a high quality end-user experience.
The expanded platform will also enhance Internap’s ability to launch new applications, such as IPTV channels, over its optimized IP network. The proposed expansion can also improve the performance of Internap’s other network and advertising solutions such as:
MediaConsole®---An integrated set of content management tools, which enhance CDN and advertising services; Business Intelligence---Advanced analytics that give customers visibility into user statistics; Content Monetization Solutions---Ad-supported or subscription-based services, allowing customers to leverage Web-based business models to drive revenue; and Professional Services---Customized solutions for online media distribution and network optimization. “Enterprises must find ways to accommodate the emerging wave of rich media-based communications, but building an in-house solution can be a costly proposition,” said Lydia Leong, research director for Gartner. “Outsourcing to a provider that has an end-to-end value proposition, global reach and strong SLAs, can help ensure a consistently high quality of service, particularly for businesses that deploy demanding applications such as video and real-time streaming.”
“Our goal is to provide superior solutions for our customers enabling them to effectively stream and download audio and video content, as well as to reliably meet the needs of enterprises that require high-performance delivery of software and images,” said Philip N. Kaplan, chief strategy officer for Internap and general manager of the VitalStream CDN. “Our global expansion, complete with unique and advanced features, will enhance the solutions we provide our customers, allowing them to focus on their business and not the underlying technologies.”
According to eMarketer, which provides Internet usage data, by 2010 over 80% of all Internet users will have watched online video regularly, including more than half of all Americans on the Web. The company also reports that Internet video advertising will be a $3 billion business, growing at a rate of 45% per year over the next three years.
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