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Title: What Apple's new content delivery network means for net neutrality, and for you Post by: HCK on August 20, 2014, 09:00:16 pm What Apple's new content delivery network means for net neutrality, and for you
<article> <section class="page"> <p> In late July, Apple reportedly brought online (http://blog.streamingmedia.com/2014/07/apples-cdn-now-live.html) its own content distribution network (CDN), a way of pushing data files closer to end-users. A CDN can reduce the number of hops and the amount of intermediate bandwidth required to speed files and data—like an iOS update, a streaming movie, or a software download—between the content provider and the recipient.</p><p> All of that can be a huge benefit to the ordinary user, but it’s not all upside. Given that a CDN either connects its networks directly with major Internet service providers (ISPs) or co-locates server hardware within ISP network operations, they can also raise concerns in terms of net neutrality. And Apple’s venture is no different. </p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2465366/what-apples-new-content-delivery-network-means-for-net-neutrality-and-for-you.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article> Source: What Apple's new content delivery network means for net neutrality, and for you (http://www.macworld.com/article/2465366/what-apples-new-content-delivery-network-means-for-net-neutrality-and-for-you.html#tk.rss_all) |