Edge

Set your CDN free!

Gain visibility and control over video delivery. Smart management of video streaming traffic growth with hybrid cloud CDN and multi-CDN.

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Key benefits.

Maintain visibility and control.

Manage quality of service hyper-efficiently with real-time monitoring, alerts and AI powered analytics to improve streaming service and safely introduce new capabilities.

Scale as demand dictates.

Perform CDN extension to the cloud or multi-CDN as channel policy dictates, scale in seconds and gain critical insights. Elasticity is one step towards green efficiency.

Expertise on-hand.

Manage your service in-house or ask us to do this for you, whichever suits, our team is ready to help and provide options such as build-operate-transfer (BOT) models.

Edge.

Pressured to deliver terabits of data per second or serve millions of customers simultaneously? Let Edge take the strain. Cost-effective, scalable for retail and wholesale video delivery, its 100+ pre-configured dashboards provide total visibility, to control your Content Delivery Network’s (CDN) ever-changing demand.

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Core capabilities.

Scalable video delivery.

Deliver live, VOD, time-shift TV, cloud DVR, low-latency streaming, and secure download services across managed and unmanaged networks. Edge is optimized for high-throughput video delivery and supports major ABR formats, including HLS, MPEG-DASH, HSS, and HDS, helping operators serve millions of viewers simultaneously while protecting origin infrastructure.

Intelligent traffic management.

Keep control of every request with advanced caching, routing, and CDN selection strategies. Edge routes traffic based on network topology, cache load, content popularity, content type, location, and business rules, helping reduce latency, improve resilience, and optimize delivery performance across edge and mid-tier cache architectures.

Elastic scale for peak demand.

Manage sudden audience growth without overprovisioning for occasional peaks. With Elastic Cache, Edge can extend capacity when and where it is needed, using cache instances in local data centers, private cloud, public cloud, or partner infrastructure to support live sports, special events, regional demand spikes, and disaster recovery scenarios.

Real-time control and analytics.

Operate your CDN from a centralized control plane with Edge Director and Insights. Configure cache groups, delivery services, routing policies, monitoring, alerts, and software updates while gaining visibility through more than 100 pre-configured dashboards and metrics covering CDN health, cache-hit ratio, traffic patterns, viewing usage, content popularity, and QoE.

Secure and monetizable delivery.

Protect premium content and turn delivery capacity into a revenue opportunity. Edge supports URL signing, tokenization, HTTPS/SSL, DNSSEC, secure key vaulting, and watermarking use cases, while native multi-tenancy enables retail and wholesale delivery models with tenant-specific services, isolated dashboards, dedicated analytics, log access, and capacity controls.

Switch.

Switch is the industry-first SaaS multi-CDN management platform that optimizes streaming costs, ensures seamless switching, and enhances reliability by intelligently steering traffic to the best content source.

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EDGE FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Edge used for?

Edge is used to deliver video streaming services at scale, including live, VOD, time-shift TV, cloud DVR, low-latency streaming, and secure download. It is designed for service providers, network operators, ISPs, broadcasters, and content owners that need high-performance delivery with greater control over CDN infrastructure, cost, and quality of service.

How does Edge support large-scale live events?

Edge supports high-throughput video delivery and can scale from everyday streaming traffic to major live events with millions of simultaneous viewers. Its Elastic Cache capability adds CDN capacity when and where it is needed, helping operators manage peak demand without permanently overprovisioning infrastructure.

How does Edge improve streaming performance?

Edge uses advanced caching and request routing to direct viewers to the most appropriate cache. Routing decisions can consider cache load, network topology, traffic data, content type, content popularity, and viewer location, helping reduce latency, protect origin infrastructure, and maintain a consistent streaming experience.

What analytics and monitoring are included?

Edge provides centralized monitoring, alerts, reporting, and analytics through Edge Director and Insights. Operators can use more than 100 pre-configured dashboards and metrics to monitor CDN health, cache-hit ratio, traffic patterns, viewing usage, content popularity, QoE, and operational performance.

What streaming formats does Edge support?

Edge supports major adaptive bitrate streaming formats, including HLS, MPEG-DASH, HSS, and HDS. It is optimized for video-centric delivery across live, on-demand, low-latency, replay, and cloud DVR services.

Can Edge support wholesale CDN models?

Yes. Edge supports multi-tenancy, allowing operators to deliver their own services and onboard third-party content providers on the same CDN platform. Tenants can have dedicated delivery services, isolated dashboards, analytics, log access, and capacity controls.

How does Edge help secure content delivery?

Edge supports secure delivery features including URL signing, tokenization, HTTPS/SSL, DNSSEC, secure key vaulting, and watermarking use cases. These capabilities help protect premium content, reduce unauthorized access, and mitigate CDN leeching.

How can Edge be deployed?

Edge can be deployed on appliances, existing hardware, virtual machines, containers, private cloud, public cloud, or partner infrastructure. It can be self-operated or supported by Quortex professional services and managed operations, depending on the level of control and assistance required.

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