Netflix, which dominates Internet traffic in the U.S. with as much as 30 percent of bandwidth at peak hours, is shifting from its distribution from content delivery networks (CDN’s), which stream from a central point, to a multitude of “cache” boxes which will be widely distributed to Internet providers who will store high quality video locally, says industry analyst Dan Rayburn, director of the Streaming Media East conference.
Netflix VP for Content Delivery Ken Florance outlined the plan for the first time publicly at the conference earlier this week. Rayburn reports about the plans which includes the local cache of HD and super HD 4K content.
The Netflix program is called Open Connect. Here is a recent report on the new product.
In this video, Rayburn reports on other news and trends from the show including the emergence of H.265 and MPEG-DASH.
