My @helium_mobile 's data roaming isn't working after they changed the data plan, any one else had the same issue? Did they stop offloading traffic to TMobile?
We are aware of an issue impacting wireless voice and data services for some customers. Our engineers are engaged and are working to identify and solve the issue quickly. We understand how important reliable connectivity is and apologize for the inconvenience.
The recent Cloudflare outage got me thinking. ~4 hours of outage brought down 20% of the web, causing an estimated $60B economic impact. That's why many players in the industry is so interested in a multi-CDN strategy instead of relying on a single CDN. Multi-CDN strategy, though, comes with a bunch of technical complexity, operational challenges such as managing multiple vendor contracts with varied SLAs and pricing models.
Multicast is one of those terms you'll probably only encounter if you're deep in learning about Internet engineering. It lets a single sender deliver data to multiple recipients at once. Given how much content we consume simultaneously (live sports, major events), you'd think multicast would be everywhere, right?
Yet most of the Internet relies on unicast, which is only one sender and one recipient. So even if ten people in the same neighborhood are streaming the same event, ten copies of that event are being sent over the network. Multicast feels like the Internet’s silver bullet, but it's been limited mostly to core and private networks, while the last mile (where the consumption actually happens) is largely untouched.
This is exactly why I'm so excited about what my good friend @oaliramadan is building at @BlockcastNet. Many know Omar as "the multicast guy," but his real vision is even bigger -- combining multicast with an edge-based CDN. This is exactly how tech moves from niche engineering to solving real problems at scale. Content delivery needs help scaling, and Blockcast brings new technology, in new locations, and a model that leverages existing infrastructure folks already have.
And the protocol that governs this technology intersection between content and the orchestration of how it's delivered, has to exist. The opportunity is too meaningful -- networks today have a 10x efficiency upgrade just waiting to be tapped by the right orchestration layer. We're soon going to be live streaming historical moments like the Artemis moon landing with hundreds of millions, maybe billions watching simultaneously. The current Internet is simply not ready for events of this scale.
Content and its delivery are deeply intertwined, and I'm thrilled to help make Omar’s vision a reality. Especially for wireless networks like DAWN, optimizing airwaves is critical. We've got some exciting research with Blockcast coming out soon on this and more. Stay tuned.
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Following Prime Video becoming the exclusive streaming services for NBA, looks like there are more live streaming sports events on Netflix too. IBRL!
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- The best excerpt from Dune, from Lady Jessica
🤔 "Crypto CDN = P2P CDN?" Not so fast!
This is a common misconception we've been eager to clear up. Time to check out our latest Content Delivery Under The Hood series! 👉 https://t.co/BGfWY6I8Ua
1/ Over the years, many have tried to build a peer-to-peer (P2P) CDN—both with and without crypto. Historically, however, scaling these networks while ensuring Quality of Service (QoS) has been a major challenge. Designing a P2P protocol that effectively handles node discovery, data exchange, and resource management at scale is far from trivial.
My uber driver this morning: "I'm probably the best female Uber driver you'll find in SF" (while running a red light)
Me (buckling my seatbelt) thinking: if every female have this energy and confidence, we as a gender will achieve so much more 💪