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Originally Posted by TidalWave
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Webair resells the Level(3) CDN, so not much difference. Its simply "rebranded" to be the "webair cdn"
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This is not true. NationalNet and CaveCreek have a two year exclusive agreement with Level3 so it's highly unlikely that anyone other than us is selling it.
With regards to the hype; while it is true that CDN is the new buzzword, it is also true that the Level3 CDN WORKS extremely well. We have had about 6 customers run a trial on it, and in every case, their next move was to move all of their content to it.
There are many CDN's out there, but be aware of what you are getting if you go for a cheap one. I won't mention names, but for instance, some of them don't have any coverage in Asia or South America or have spotty coverage in other parts of the world. Some of them run on the bittorrent network. Some of them cannot do member authenticated content.
Level3 is routinely ranked number 1 in the world with regards to network reach and quality and they have spent a ton of money not only making sure that the CDN performs but that there are ton of features, including the new Flash 3 with the H.264 High-Definition codec (coming next month).
A year ago, you could not have given me a CDN, but I after testing it myself, I am 100% convinced that Level3 got it right.
If you're interested, you need to talk to either myself (sales AT nationalnet DOT com) or Brian and we can provide more details. Free trials for the right buyers are also available.
-- Bill