Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Verizon's Data 'Hotels' Bring IP Traffic Closer

from Information Week:

>>The program lets content owners and CDNs bypass traditional backbone-peering processes by depositing their content directly into temporary data centers.

With the tidal wave of content crossing the Internet growing more than 50% a year and with consumers demanding more jitter-free content,Verizon (NYSE: VZ) on Wednesday announced a program designed to streamline IP delivery for content delivery network providers (CDNs).

The Verizon Partner Port Program enables content owners and CDNs to bypass traditional backbone-peering processes by depositing their content directly into data center "hotels," including some provided by Equinix.

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