TCP is a protocol meant for stable networks, and all too often, mobile is anything but stable, with unreliable and often bottlenecked connections that conflict with TCP methodologies such as slow starts on transfers. The problem is certainly complex, when many moving pieces are involved, especially when dealing with the last-mile. However, if the p...

The growth of OTT and all video services is having a positive impact on the CDNs, but the growth of these services is tempered by the fact that: the actual rate of growth is small, pricing for the services is low, traffic is split out amongst multiple CDNs, and the number of bits needed to view on mobile and tablets is 2/3 smaller than what’s nee...

The debate surrounding the use of a multi-CDN strategy has been gaining momentum over the last few months, with more case studies showing how it can be done. For a while now, multiple vendors have provided CDN load-balancing as a service, and in that time, customers have learned a lot about the process of configuring CDNs to improve quality and mat...

Given how popular OTT services are, it isn’t immediately apparent how OTT providers are actually going to make money and become profitable. For years, it was assumed that the key to the success of any OTT business was simply to get enough scale and subscribers to cover the costs of licensing and distributing content. While there are a lot of choi...

CDN is a highly scalable network that handles most requests from edge cache without impacting the content distributor’s origin and application infrastructure. However, the content must be available for retrieval on cache miss or when the request has to pass to the application. Whether the assets are videos, images, files, software binaries, or ot...

The broadcast video content marketplace in MENA is undergoing a transition in delivery technologies and platforms lately. With revenues from advertisements almost stagnant from free to air channels, broadcasters and content producers are adopting Pay TV platform for content monetization. Though Middle East and North Africa are considered as a singl...

The TV broadcast industry has evolved significantly over the last decade characterized by growing business models, increased competition, changing regulations, and above all a significant shift in consumer preferences. The TV industry in India is also undergoing a lot of changes as a result of digitization mandates. Low entry barriers and an ease...

This market insight provides unit shipment forecasts, segmentation by region, and market share analysis for the global self-checkout systems market. The regional forecast covers North America and Latin America (NALA), Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), and Asia-Pacific (APAC). Market drivers and restraints are ranked in order of impact. Th...

This insight discusses the impact of digital learning services on education in North America. For this insight, Frost & Sullivan conducted a series of interviews with educators in North America, including primary and secondary school teachers, administrators and principals, and higher education faculty, heads of departments, and deans, to understan...