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About the European CDN market

Did you know that over 90% of European content and traffic in Europe stays within each country due to language, culture and content right differences? That is why European website owners hardly need a CDN for static web caching but can rely on professional local hosting providers instead. 

 

For streaming though, European content owners need a professional CDN for streaming services, because of the expertise, scalability, performance and technology a CDN offers that hosting providers can't offer. 

 

Did you know that many self proclaimed 'global' CDNs have just four PoPs on average in Europe? They dump all their traffic 'over the fence' on a few Internet Exchanges and then hope that their traffic is being delivered correctly by carriers and ISP's. That may work for software updates, but not for performance applications such as streaming for the web, mobile and Over The Top.

 

That is why StreamZilla uses a private 1Tbps network with 18 IX PoPs throughout Europe: we can guarantee delivery and performance much deeper into the European continent.

 

Did you know that 'global' CDNs offer senior customer support during US business hours, but use junior support staff members during EU business hours, and that all support is in English, while the European continent speaks over 25 languages?

 

StreamZilla offers exclusive, senior engineers based customer support during EU business hours, AND after business hours as well. All our engineers speak at least two languages.

 

The service of Global CDNs is not a good fit for the European market. Actually, these CDNs don't move that much traffic for pan-European customers. Most of their traffic is US-based content that is delivered to the European market. Software updates for instance.

 

For your convenience, we have published some comparison charts. Learn why StreamZilla is the educated choice for professional European streaming services.

StreamZilla versus Limelight & Highwinds

StreamZilla Limelight Highwinds
European company USA Company USA Company
Always profitable Not profitable Not profitable
Reliable strong partner New player in market New player in market
Over 15 years streaming experience No focus on streaming No focus on streaming
Over 12 years CDN tech experience Less than 8 years CDN tech experience Recently entered CDN market
Premium streaming CDN Volume caching CDN Volume caching CDN
Over 5 Languages support English only English only
Premium EU based support US based support US based support
Always support from senior engineers US based support desk US based support desk
100% Transparent No online store or rates No online store or rates
Order now, stream today Contact, wait, re-negotiate... Contact, wait, re-negotiate...
Personal consulting and support Aggressive sales reps and anonymous helpdesk Aggressive sales reps and anonymous helpdesk
Best value for money Low price for limited service Low price for limited service
Eighteen IX PoPs in Europe Four IX PoPs in Europe Four IX PoPs in Europe
1Tbps network in Europe Not disclosed Not disclosed (less)
Premium Performance in Europe Limited performance in Europe Limited performance in Europe
100% Green CDN infrastructure Inefficient power hungry infrastructure Inefficient power hungry infrastructure
Many wholesale options Limited wholesale options Limited wholesale options
Dynamic resources per customer Fixed resources Fixed resources
100% Focus on streaming Primarily caching Primarily caching
Full HD streaming included HD optional HD optional
Full 3G mobile streaming included 3G streaming limited 3G streaming limited
Advanced stats & reports included Poor stats & reports (optional) Limited stats & reports
Most powerful management cockpit Poor stats & reports (optional) Limited management interface
Modern, open workflow integration API's Limited API's Limited API's
Over 3 billion delivered streams in EU / year Less than 1 billion in EU (estimate) Less than 1 billion in EU (estimate)
Next generation CDN technology Old CDN technology Modern CDN technology
Widest deployed CDN technology Proprietary CDN technology Proprietary CDN technology

StreamZilla versus Edgecast & Level3

StreamZilla Edgecast Level3
European company USA Company USA Company
Always profitable Not profitable in Europe CDN service not profitable
Reliable strong partner New player in market CDN not core focus
Over 15 years streaming experience No focus on streaming No focus on streaming
Over 12 years CDN tech experience Recently entered CDN market Recently bought (old) CDN technology
Premium streaming CDN Volume caching CDN CDN not core business
Over 5 languages support English only English only
Premium EU based support US based support US based support
Always support from senior engineers US based support desk US based support desk
100% Transparent No online store or rates No online store or rates
Order now, stream today Contact, wait, re-negotiate... Contact, wait, re-negotiate...
Personal consulting and support Aggressive sales reps and anonymous helpdesk Aggressive sales reps and anonymous helpdesk
Best value for money Low price for limited service Low price for limited service
Eighteen IX PoPs in Europe Four IX PoPs in Europe Not disclosed
1Tbps network in Europe Not disclosed (less) Not disclosed
Premium Performance in Europe Limited performance in Europe Limited performance in Europe
100% Green CDN infrastructure Inefficient power hungry infrastructure Inefficient power hungry infrastructure
Many wholesale options Limited wholesale options Limited wholesale options
Dynamic resources per customer Fixed resources Fixed resources
100% Focus on streaming Primarily caching Primarily caching
Full HD streaming included Not disclosed Not disclosed
Full 3G mobile streaming included 3G streaming limited 3G streaming limited
Advanced stats & reports included Limited stats & reports Poor stats & reports (optional)
Most powerful management cockpit Limited management interface Poor management interface
Modern, open workflow integration API's Limited API's Limited API's
Over 3 billion delivered streams in EU / year Less than 1 billion in EU (estimate) Less than 1 billion in EU (estimate)
Next generation CDN technology Modern CDN technology Old CDN technology
Widest deployed CDN technology Proprietary CDN technology Proprietary CDN technology

StreamZilla vs Akamai & local streamers

StreamZilla Akamai Local streamers
European company USA Company Local Company
Always profitable Profitable Varies per company
Reliable strong partner Reliable strong partner CDN not core focus
Over 15 years streaming experience Over 10 years streaming experience Varies per company
Over 12 years CDN tech experience Over 10 years CDN tech experience 2 to 5 years CDN experience
Premium streaming CDN Premium caching CDN CDN not core business
Over 5 languages support English only Local language support
Premium EU based support US based support Local limited support
Always support from senior engineers US based support desk Small local support
100% Transparent No online store or rates No online store or rates
Order now, stream today Contact, wait, re-negotiate... Contact, wait, re-negotiate...
Personal consulting and support Aggressive sales reps and anonymous helpdesk Personal consulting and support
Best value for money Expensive service Variable costs
Eighteen IX PoPs in Europe Four IX PoPs in Europe Local PoP(s)
1Tbps network in Europe Not disclosed Limited capacity in own region
Premium Performance in Europe Premium performance in World Premium performance in Country
100% Green CDN infrastructure Inefficient power hungry infrastructure Inefficient power hungry infrastructure
Many wholesale options Limited wholesale options Limited wholesale options
Dynamic resources per customer Fixed resources Fixed resources
100% Focus on streaming Primarily caching Primarily vertical video platforms
Full HD streaming included Not disclosed Varies per company
Full 3G mobile streaming included 3G streaming limited 3G streaming limited
Advanced stats & reports included Poor stats & reports Limited stats & reports
Most powerful management cockpit Poor management interface Poor management interface
Modern, open workflow integration API's Limited API's Limited API's
Over 3 billion delivered streams in EU / year Not disclosed Varies per company
Next generation CDN technology Old CDN technology Modern CDN technology
Widest deployed CDN technology Proprietary CDN technology Proprietary CDN technology