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Qwilt has become the world’s largest federated edge cloud with over 1,000 points of presence (PoPs ) embedded within the last mile of Internet service providers (ISPs) around the globe. The native content delivery service of Qwilt’s edge cloud is now the world’s largest network deployment that is compliant with the Streaming Video Technology Alliance’s (SVTA's) Open Caching specifications, the company said. Through SVTA-compliant open APIs, content publishers can quickly join Qwilt’s global network.  Qwilt has outperformed all other content delivery networks (CDNs) across measures such as buffering time and time-to-first frame (TTFF), the company added.  “From live and on demand video to gaming and software downloads, our edge cloud is ideal for today’s content streaming and application delivery workloads,” said Alon Maor, CEO at Qwilt.  “Together with our content and service providers partners, we are committed to expanding our all-edge network, which provides the globa...

MediaKind, a global media technology company, together with industry-leading technology partners Qvest and Qibb, have delivered a technology-driven solution for Television New Zealand (TVNZ) that sets new standards across the streaming industry. TVNZ+ ’s new sports streaming service, enriched by the integration of MediaKind’s streaming technology, Qvest’s expertise in systems integration, and Qibb’s cloud-native orchestration software solutions, enables the broadcaster to seamlessly scale complete workflows for multiple sports events in parallel with minimal user intervention. This launch follows TVNZ's acquisition of a number of major sporting events rights, resulting in the creation of a fully cloud-based over-the-top (OTT) livestreaming platform.  MediaKind provided TVNZ with Aquila Cloud, a cloud-agnostic streaming solution recognised for its ease of deployment within its existing AWS account. This choice enabled TVNZ to focus its investments on infrastructure and streaming...