List Of Video Delivery Networks Now Tops 50 Providers

Back in January, I posted a list of CDN providers for video delivery and since that post, more providers continue to enter the market. Today, the list of video delivery networks continues to grow with the number pushing past 40 providers. To make the list easier to find on my blog, all you have to do is go to www.cdnlist.com for the latest update.

Each time I update this list I get a lot of angry comments on who should or should not be considered a content delivery network. My purpose in making this list is to make it easier to keep track of all the companies in the industry. The term "CDN" is so generic these days, that there is no right or wrong answer on what makes a CDN. Everyone seems to have different opinions. That being said, take a look at what companies analysts and the media write about in the market and see who they do and do not reference as a CDN. Some may not agree with them, but that's reality. The market defines what they think a CDN is.

To use this list to make comparisons of one provider over another without looking at a company's size, products offered, revenue generated, geographic reach of network, number of formats supported etc.. would simply be inaccurate. Some of those companies listed are in beta with their offering and some literally have no customers as they have just launched in the market.

To make things a bit simpler, those on this list are what I would call "video delivery networks", meaning they have some servers they own and operate to deliver video content. I did break out those solutions that are P2P based as I think those need to be listed separately. I also listed those providers who I consider to be regional service providers, classified as those who primarily have a presence in only one geographic location like the U.S. or Europe and who tend to focus on small and medium sized customers. If you think someone from this list is missing, add it in the comments section.

In alphabetical order these are the video delivery networks that I am currently tracking in the industry:

• Accelia
• Advection.NET
• Akamai
• Aflexi (added 7/15)
• Amazon Web Services
• AT&T
• BitGravity
• Broadmedia
• CacheFly
• ChinaCache
• CDNetworks
• Conviva (formerly Rinera Networks)
• Digital Fountain
• EdgeCast
• EdgeStream
• Highwinds
• Internap
• Level 3
• Limelight Networks
• Mirror Image
• Move Networks
• NaviSite
• NTT Communications (added 8/7)
• Panther Express
• PCCW
• PEER1
• RBN
• SimpleCDN
• Swarmcast
• Tata Communications
• Technicolor
• Velocix (formerly CacheLogic)
• Voxel.net
• Vusion (formerly Jittr Networks)

P2P Based Video Delivery Networks

• Abacast
• BitTorrent
• Grid Networks
• Ignite Technologies
• Itiva
• Kontiki
• Pando Networks
• Rawflow
• Solid State Networks
• Octoshape

Regional Service Providers

When it comes to regional service providers in the U.S, Europe and Asia, there are literally hundreds of providers. Below is just a partial list of providers from those regions that I know or have dealt with in the past. This list is far from complete and if you look at the StreamingMedia.com industry directory, here and here, there are close to 200 companies listed for video delivery services. This list below could go on forever and for the most complete list of regional services providers, you should use the StreamingMedia.com industry directory.

• Arco Stream
• Arkena
• Astream
• AudioVideoWeb
• CTN
• EC Suite
• Fastweb Technology
• FlyOnTheWall
• Groovy Gecko
• Ipercast
• Influxis
• J-Stream
• PowerStream
• Qbrick
• Severn Stream
• StreamCity
• Stream Guys
• StreamUK
• Stream The World
• StreamingMediaHosting
• Twofour Digital
• UpStreamNetworks
• Weebo
• Westminster Digital
• World Television

Comments

[David]

Hi Dan, Why do you consider AWS as a CDN? The S3 service is storage without caching and certainly not globally distributed as you always say - apples should be compare to apples :)

[Dan Rayburn]

Lots of folks don't do caching, not sure why that word has to come into the requirement of being a video delivery network. Same with "global". As I said in the post, many of the video delivery networks all have different services, for different scale, in different regions of the world etc...

[Cool]

I think the URL of Vusion is not http://www.vusion.net , but http://www.vusion.com .

[Dan Rayburn]

Thank you, correction has been made.

[Kris]

Dan great list of CDN's do you have any recommendations for companies that provide flash media player templates or custom development?

[Stefan Richter]

sorry for hijacking this - Kris, please drop me an email stefan AT flashcomguru.com

[David Ng]

Hi Dan- Think there is an error to our En site- try
http://en.chinacache.com/
thanks for the great list.

[Stef]

Please add StreamZilla.eu, we delivered over 1 billion streams in the past half year. We are targeting at Europe but have customers on every continent.

[internet video marketing]

The online video market is definitely heating up, and for good reason, PC and TV will be enormous.

[Monty]

Why isn't Brightcove.com listed?

[Dan Rayburn]

Brightcove is not a delivery network. Brightcove uses Akamai and Limelight amongst others to deliver their content. They are essentially re-selling other CDNs.

[Linda Nelson]

Where is Ascent Media/HP/viia in this list?

[Madman]

Dan, then what is the proper way to refer to brightcove, ooyala, & fliqz of the world? Thanks.

[btard]

any idea about encoding? or a service that can encode and stream from akamai?

[Ken]

Hi, TATA Communications should be listed as a service provider don't you think?

[Yaroslav Gorodetsky]

I work for NGENIX, Russian CDN provider - see www.ngenix.net. We are not listed here.

[Gabriele]

Hi, I need to add more information about the categories of CDN.
Weebo (THAT IS NOT A REGIONAL BUT A WORLDWIDE PLAYER AS AKAMAI) is an ADOBE FVSS (Flash Video Streaming Service). The difference between a traditional CDN and FVSS is that the performance enhancing is extended also to application side of the content. In this approuch, Adobe technology is the x-factor for success.
At your full disposal,
Best regards,
gabriele

[King Arthur]

Hi Dan,

Will you also publish a list of best Rich Content Multi-media software solutions? (I mean the CMS/AMS/CDS top range solutions available? That would be incredibly useful.

Best