BT Content Connect service faces 'two-tier net' claims

pctech · Jan 06, 2011, 11:25:30

Looking into the product further it appears that BT want in on a market that is pretty much dominated by Akamai and Limelight Networks.

Akamai embed their edge servers into an ISP's network (I know Zen have quite a few) while Limelight took a different approach and built their own large storage and distribution network all based on fibre optic connections.

Deal here seems to be that BT divert requests for video content away from an ISP's hostlinks thereby saving them money on transfer, in return BT and the ISP take a slice of the revenue from the content provider.

Meanwhile the ADSL customer is still subject to a transfer allowance and appropriate additional charges unless they pay an additional charge for the service.

There is a suggestion on ThinkBroadband that the service has really been cooked up for BT Retail and it is only being offered supposedly openly to satisfy regulation.

Rik · Jan 06, 2011, 11:29:26

The last sentence would not surprise me in the least, Mitch.

pctech · Jan 06, 2011, 11:44:20

Their build out programme will have to go some to compete with Akamai.

Tacitus · Jan 08, 2011, 16:23:01

Quote from: pctech on Jan 06, 2011, 11:44:20
Their build out programme will have to go some to compete with Akamai.

Some interesting comments here.

pctech · Jan 08, 2011, 17:19:16

Trefor seems to echo a lot of the points made in the thread on TBB.

I don't think BT has a chance against Akamai.

Technical Ben · Jan 12, 2011, 15:40:25

Quote from: pctech on Jan 08, 2011, 17:19:16
Trefor seems to echo a lot of the points made in the thread on TBB.

I don't think BT has a chance. ~~against Akamai~~.

I fixed it for you.

pctech · Jan 12, 2011, 19:01:58

Thanks Ben.

Technical Ben · Jan 12, 2011, 20:50:43

Your welcome. Not often I get thanked for ~~breaking~~ fixing things.