The search for a High-Definition Video on Demand solution

The four commandments of a High-Definition Video on Demand solution

Current file delivery methods used by Internet Video on Demand services have failed because of they have severely underestimated two factors:

  • the cost of bandwidth, which is neither free, nor unlimited;
  • the power of ISPs, who can make or break the customer experience.

Those are the most important points any viable High-Definition Internet Video on Demand service must address. As a consequence, the content delivery solution must be designed to achieve the following goals:

  • it must be cost-effective to content providers;
  • it must be profitable to prospective uploaders;
  • it must be profitable to Internet Service Providers;
  • it must guarantee trust during all transactions on the network.

Next page: Introducing the Snowball® OpenDelivery™ network


Previous page – Page 4 of 5Next page


Articles in that section


Return to the main Documentation & Information page.