CDN

Content Delivery Network

The Internet completely changed the world of media consumption. The explosive consumer adoption of broadband has created new opportunities to feed the ever-increasing consumer appetite for rich online content. Both traditional & new content producers are beginning to take advantage of this burgeoning online audience. Full-screen, HD-quality video on demand, exemplifies the level of quality that this new consumer seeks from Internet-based service offerings.

Due to this dam-bursting, in terms of demand, Dreamtek is proud to recommend & supply the Akamai Streaming Service. Akamai combines proprietary streaming technology with the reach & capacity of the Akamai platform — the world's largest fault-tolerant network including 48,000 servers in 70 countries — to stream content both live and on demand in any format.

For on-demand requests, we identify the optimal Akamai server closest to the user, route the streams there & deliver them from the "edge" of the Internet. For live streaming, to avoid the 'jerkiness' caused by packet loss, we send multiple copies of the same stream over different routes that are combined to form one complete stream for the highest quality streaming experience. At Dreamtek we have tested a number of CDNs & you cannot beat it for speed, stability & global coverage.

Key Features

• Support for Apple QuickTime, Microsoft Windows Media & Adobe Flash streaming, for both narrowband & broadband use
• Flexible delivery of both live & on-demand streaming content
• TV-quality images with no buffering
• Intuitive event management system to provision, start & report on streaming events
• Detailed intelligence on streams &visitors including average time played, player version & geographic audience
• Solutions for syndication, control & monetization of streaming content including:

Delivering a high quality video experience, especially in HD, to the consumer is challenging - variables such as Internet congestion, network latencies & last mile connection limitations can all conspire to create a poor user experience resulting in excessive buffering & slow video start up times.

Dynamic Streaming for Flash is Dreamtek’s main use of Akamai that dynamically adapts stream quality based on a consumer’s bandwidth connection speed – so consumers with high bandwidth connections can experience up to HD quality video streaming & consumers with lower bandwidth speeds can receive the appropriate stream quality for their connectivity. This new feature allows media applications to dynamically adapt to clients with different capabilities, such as mobile devices with lower processing power & smaller screens, or clients with slower Internet connections, without interrupting the viewing experience. This enables consumers across the board to enjoy a smooth playing online video experience at any bit rate.

Akamai operates the largest & most reliable Flash streaming network in the world. With more capacity and server locations closer to the consumer, no other media delivery platform can offer the same level of scalability and performance that is critical for successful delivery of HD-quality video.