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A geographically distributed network of proxy servers and data centers that places content closer to end users, reducing bandwidth costs, improving load times and increasing global availability. Content delivery networks are the infrastructure that makes large-scale on-demand and live video streaming practical, and the rapid growth of streaming video traffic has led major telecommunications providers to build their own.
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OriginA geographically distributed network of proxy servers and data centers that brings content closer to end users to reduce latency and bandwidth cost. 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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CDNs have grown to serve a large portion of Internet content, including text, graphics and scripts, downloadable objects, applications, live streaming media, on-demand streaming media, and social media services.
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