Sep 23, 2008 : HighWinds And Octoshape Go P2P

📅 September 23, 2008 - Multi-platform IP services and content distribution provider Highwinds Network Group (highwinds.com -> stackpath.com) has partnered with a leading provider of high-quality, peer-assisted streaming solutions provider Octoshape (octoshape.com) to create a hybrid, peer-to-peer, content delivery network solution for streaming live events to millions of concurrent worldwide viewers.


According to the company's announcement Tuesday, Highwinds is fully integrating Octoshape's peer-to-peer data transmission technology with its CDN and real-time analytical tools. This new distribution even enables major broadcasters to power many of the most-watched live events on the Internet.

Octoshape chief executive officer Stephen Alstrup said partnering with Highwinds for a live event streaming solution helps Octoshape's commitment to providing the best user experiences in the industry. "We were very impressed with Highwinds' top-tier network and value-adds like real-time reporting, so it was a natural choice to combine our complementary technologies and services...It's really a win-win solution for broadcaster and viewer."

Highwinds' P2P CDN uses its high-performance RollingThunder network, consisting of 23 world-wide data centers with multiple 10 Gbps connections, more than 700 peering partners, and bandwidth capacity of nearly 1 Tbps.

Along with delivery, the collaboration combines the analytical tools of both companies, integrating the comprehensive suite of reporting tools into Highwinds' StrikeTracker media manager and reporting dashboard.

According to an email to the WHIR from Highwinds VP of marketing and business development Mark Hayes, CDN users pay by the volume of data transferred and price rates are quoted on a per-customer basis.

Highwinds and Octoshape are demonstrating the integrated solution at this week's Streaming Media West (streamingmedia.com/west/) conference and exhibition in San Jose, California.

Highlands also announced Thursday that it has appointed veteran media executive and entrepreneur Brian Bedol to its board of directors. While his accomplishments are numerous and varied, Bedol is perhaps best known for founding and operating successful independent cable networks the Classic Sports Network and College Sports Television.