Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Why BitGravity Attracted Tata

a BusinessWeek article on Bit Gravity and TATA (emphasis added):

>>Tata joins a growing number of communications providers in seizing on CDN.
Until last year, market leader Akamai Technologies (AKAM) had scant competition, except from rival Limelight Networks (LLNW). But then Level 3 Communications (LVLT) joined the fray in 2007, followed by AT&T (T) in June of this year. A month later, Reliance Globalcom, another big Indian carrier, cut a deal to tap the CDN operated by Atlanta-based Internap Network Services. On the heels of the Tata BitGravity hookup, analysts say, are British Telecom (BT) and Verizon Communications (VZ).

Akamai, for instance, caches the more popular content close to the people who want it. The Cambridge (Mass.)-based company has well over 50% of the market and more than 30,000 servers in locations around the world to handle everything from iTunes downloads for Apple (AAPL) to NCAA hoops tourney clips for CBS (CBS).

Akamai wannabes such as BitGravity take a different, more centralized approach. Rather than focusing on the actual miles traveled by data, these companies employ heavy-duty gear and sophisticated software to ensure content takes the most efficient path, however distant its destination.

Tata's investment may presage a shakeup in the industry that results in many providers being purchased outright by carriers, Vorhaus [Yankee Group analyst] says. Carriers are likely to begin lumping in CDN services to help land big corporate accounts, at far lower prices than standalone technology outfits will charge, partly because the carriers don't have to pay for the bandwidth that makes up the biggest costs for small CDN specialists. Valuations will likely fall along with prices, making many CDN companies attractive takeover bait.

Limelight may become particularly alluring from a cost perspective if it loses an appeal on a patent-infringement case won by Akamai, Vorhaus says. A probable buyer is AT&T, he speculates. "The brand would take such a hit, that it would make too enticing a target," he says. Limelight would not comment on the takeover rumors, and AT&T was not available for comment.

While Akamai's network is built around 36,000 garden-variety servers at thousands of locations all around the globe, BitGravity designed its own more powerful gear, which resides in just five places.

A look at both Bit Gravity and TATA peering points:

Company Information
Company Name TATA Communications
Also Known As Teleglobe / VSNL International
Company Website http://www.tatacommunications.com
Primary ASN 6453
IRR Record
Network Type NSP
Approx Prefixes
Traffic Levels 100+ Gbps
Traffic Ratios Balanced
Geographic Scope Global
Looking Glass URL http://lg.teleglobe.net
Route Server URL
Notes Teleglobe Inc. was acquired by VSNL international Inc. in February 2006.
AS6453 remains as the global AS with worldwide reach. VSNL International changed name to TATA Communications in Feb 2008.
Public Peering Exchange Points
Exchange Point Name ASN IP Address Mbit/sec
AMS-IX 6453 195.69.145.167 10000
Any2 LAX and SJC 6453 206.223.143.83 1000
DE-CIX 6453 80.81.193.114 10000
Equinix Ashburn 6453 206.223.115.81 1000
Equinix Chicago 6453 206.223.119.81 1000
Equinix San Jose 6453 206.223.116.81 1000
Equinix Singapore 6453 202.79.197.19 1000
Equinix Tokyo 6435 203.190.230.26 1000
ESPANIX 6453 193.149.1.21 100
ESPANIX 6453 193.149.1.149 100
HKIX 6453 202.40.161.224 1000
LAIIX 6453 198.32.146.60 1000
LINX 6453 195.66.224.51 10000
NetNod Stockholm 6453 194.68.123.162 10000
NIX 6453 193.156.90.54 1000
NOTA 6453 198.32.124.116 1000
NYIIX 6453 198.32.160.115 1000
PAIX Atlanta 6453 198.32.182.25 10000
PAIX New York 6453 198.32.118.67 10000
PAIX Palo Alto 6453 198.32.176.196 10000
PAIX Seattle 6453 198.32.134.67 2000
PARIX 6453 198.32.247.92 1000
PIPE Networks Sydney 6453 218.100.2.39 1000
SFINX 6453 194.68.129.242 1000
TorIX 6453 198.32.245.65 1000

Private Peering Facilities
Facility Name ASN City Country SONET Ethr ATM
165 Halsey Meet-Me Room 6453 Newark US
Ancotel Frankfurt 6453 Frankfurt DE
CANIX Montreal 6453 Montreal CA
Digiplex Oslo 6453 Oslo NO
Equinix Ashburn (DC1-DC4) 6453 Ashburn US
Equinix Chicago (CH1/CH2) 6453 Chicago US
Equinix Dallas (DA1) 6453 Dallas US
Equinix San Jose (SV1) 6453 San Jose US
Equinix Singapore 6453 Singapore SG
Equinix Sydney 6453 Mascot (Sydney) NSW AU
Global Switch Singapore 6453 Singapore SG
Harbour Centre Vancouver 6453 Vancouver CA
InterXion Brussels 6453 Brussels (Zaventem) BE
InterXion Frankfurt 1 6453 Frankfurt DE
InterXion Frankfurt 2 6453 Frankfurt DE
InterXion Madrid 6453 Madrid ES
LDCOM Netcenter Paris (Courbevoie) 6453 Paris FR
MEGA iAdvantage Hong Kong 6453 Hong Kong HK
Netscalibur Milan 6453 Milan IT
One Wilshire Los Angeles 6453 Los Angeles US
PAIX Palo Alto 6453 Palo Alto US
SARA Amsterdam 6453 Amsterdam NL
Switch and Data New York (111 8th) 6453 New York US
Switch and Data Toronto 6453 Toronto CA
TATA Communications Stratford (formerly VSNL) 6453 London UK
TelecityGroup Paris (Courbevoie Cedex) 6453 Paris FR
TelecityGroup Stockholm 6453 Stockholm SE
Telehouse London (Docklands East) 6453 London UK
Telehouse London (Docklands North) 6453 London UK
Telehouse Paris 1 (Jeûneurs) 6453 Paris FR
Telehouse Paris 2 (Voltaire) 6453 Paris FR
Telehouse Tokyo 6453 Tokyo JP
Telvent Carrierhouse 2 Madrid 6453 Madrid ES
Telvent Carrierhouse Barcelona 6453 Barcelona ES
Telvent Carrierhouse Lisbon 6453 Sacavem PT
TelX Atlanta 6453 Atlanta US
TelX New York 6453 New York US
Terremark Miami 6453 Miami US
Westin Building Seattle 6453 Seattle US

Company Information
Company Name BitGravity, Inc.
Also Known As BitGravity
Company Website http://www.bitgravity.com
Primary ASN 40009
IRR Record AS-BITGRAVITY

Public Peering Exchange Points
Exchange Point Name ASN IP Address Mbit/sec
Equinix Ashburn 40009 206.223.115.169 1000
Equinix Ashburn 40009 2001:504:0:2::4:9:1 1000
Equinix Chicago 40009 2001:504:0:4::4:9:1 1000
Equinix Chicago 40009 206.223.119.43 1000
Equinix Dallas 40009 PENDING / Sometime 1000
Equinix Los Angeles 40009 2001:504:0:3::4:9:1 1000
Equinix Los Angeles 40009 206.223.123.5 1000
Equinix San Jose 40009 2001:504:0:1::4:9:1 1000
Equinix San Jose 40009 206.223.116.127 1000
LINX 40009 195.66.225.38 10000
LINX 40009 2001:7f8:4::9c49:1 10000
PaNAP 40009 2001:860:0:6::4:9:1/64 1000
PaNAP 40009 62.35.254.131 1000
WAIX 40009 198.32.212.26 1000

Private Peering Facilities
Facility Name ASN City Country SONET Ethr ATM
Equinix Ashburn (DC1-DC4) 40009 Ashburn US
Equinix Chicago (CH1/CH2) 40009 Chicago US
Equinix Dallas (DA1) 40009 Dallas US
Equinix Los Angeles (LA1) 40009 Los Angeles US
Equinix San Jose (SV1) 40009 San Jose US
Telehouse London (Docklands North) 40009 London UK



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