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February 15th, 2019
By Mark Fisher
Edge Computing Comes of Age
It’s rewarding to be part of a story whose headline reads “Verizon Gets Serious About Edge Computing.” In this Light Reading article dated January 31st, Mike Dano, Editorial Director for 5G and Mobile Strategies, provides a summary of outcomes from Verizon’s tests of edge computing functions on its 5G network in Houston. Among the findings…
Read More February 5th, 2019
By Mark Fisher
Underwhelming NFL Championship Game – But Record Streaming Redeems Super Bowl LIII (at least for some of us)
Super Bowl LIII was underwhelming in many ways. It was the lowest scoring NFL title game in history and the least watched game in a decade. The game averaged 100.7 million viewers when streaming is factored in according to CBS Sports. The most watched Super Bowl (114 million viewers) was in 2015 when the New…
Read More November 14th, 2017
By Mark Fisher
Verizon Chooses Qwilt
Verizon – A Leader in the Edge Computing and Content Delivery Industry Today, Verizon announced its deployment of Qwilt Open Caching in its vast network. Today’s announcement has both tactical and strategic implications for all those who have a stake in edge computing, mobile and broadband network infrastructure and emerging applications that depend on high…
Read More October 30th, 2017
By Mark Fisher
MLB World Series 2017 – Los Angeles Dodgers vs Houston Astros
Live Streaming to Massive Audiences: Bases Loaded and …. “Playback Failure” …. Still Need Scale and Quality to Win the Game Houston won game 5 last night after a sometimes wacky but certainly memorable contest that ran for a grueling 5 hours and 17 minutes in Houston. The marathon event was long enough to rank near…
Read More June 12th, 2017
By Mark Fisher
NBA Fans Across Asia
A promotion for the 2017 NBA Finals along the highway in Mumbai, India NBA Fans Across Asia I was in Asia last week visiting customers and ran into some unexpected pockets of fanatic NBA fans. I am a huge Warriors fan and expect them to take the NBA championship again this year, which will…
Read More February 7th, 2017
By Mark Fisher
Welcome to the Edge – The Evolution of Cloud Computing
A revolution is taking place in cloud computing. Today we’re announcing our role as an edge cloud platform developer and we invite you to join us in the journey. Today’s announcement marks a new chapter in the Qwilt story – the Qwilt Open Edge Cloud. In fairness, the book metaphor does not do justice to…
Read More October 21st, 2016
By Mark Fisher
Streaming and the Final Presidential Debate
The Final Debate – The Night Streaming Saved Democracy on University Campuses Across the Country As the third and final presidential debate came to a conclusion and the fact checkers came forward with their findings, we decided to take a look at those who streamed the debates to see what conclusions we can draw about…
Read More June 22nd, 2016
By Mark Fisher
The Remarkably Resourceful Cord Cutters of Cleveland: Streaming Game 7 of the 2016 NBA Finals
“How the Cavs become #1 and Fios TV rocketed to #2 in Cleveland on Sunday Night” During Game 7 of the NBA Finals, devoted Cavs fans would not be denied… the opportunity to stream the game and see their Cavaliers make history. Perspective From a Warriors Fan As a lifelong Bay Area resident and…
Read More April 6th, 2016
By Mark Fisher
Are You Ready to Wrestle?
If you were captivated by the NCAA March Madness Championship in Houston on Monday night, you might have missed an equally passionate crowd that also assembled in Texas just a day earlier. The drive from Houston’s NRG stadium, host of the NCAA Final Four, to Texas Stadium in Dallas takes just a few hours. But…
Read More March 20th, 2016
By Mark Fisher
March Madness – When Brackets Blow Our Minds and Streaming Saves the Day
It’s not so important who starts the game but who finishes it. John Wooden, UCLA Basketball Coach, who led his teams to 10 NCAA Tournament championships in the ‘60s and ‘70s NCAA Tournament – Made to Stream Thanks to the march of technology and the investments made throughout the online video ecosystem by content providers,…
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