DiViNetworks Launched Managed Access Service

DiViNetworks introduced its ".. DiViPipe Internet Traffic Delivery and Management Solution. .. With DiViPipe, ISPs, telecoms and infrastructure network providers, enable premium customers to classify, prioritize and distinguish cloud applications while guaranteeing bandwidth and meeting SLAs. With the new offering, DiViNetworks arms its customers with the competitive advantage for generating new revenue streams.

DiViPipe extends the operator's customers control over the network. Being Cloud-based network infrastructure, the platform provides access to PoPs at major Internet Exchanges in 5 continents. [see map below] 

With a corporate dashboard for visibility into data traffic composition, the solution adds flexible policy definitions – set by the customer – that allows them to handle all elements of traffic management and dedicate bandwidth for cloud services. DiViPipe is enabled over the DiViCloud DDN (Data Delivery Network) platform which requires no CapEx investment and is effortlessly operated via a simple corporate desktop application.

See "DiViNetworks Introducing DiViPipe Solution To Enhance ISP Revenue Generation" - here.

IFC (World Bank) Invests $5M in DiViNetworks

The IFC (a member of the World Bank Group) announced that it has invested $5 million in DiViNetworks (see "DiViNetworks Offers Cloud-Based Optimization Service" - here), an Israeli company that provides network operators and internet service providers (ISPs) with cloud-based broadband solutions that significantly improve data delivery while saving costs .. The majority of DiViNetworks’ clients [here, here, here, here, here, here] are located in Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and South East Asia, with 80 percent based in the world’s least developed countries as classified by the World Bank’s International Development Agency .. This is IFC’s first investment with an Israeli company in the technology sector".

See "IFC Invests $5 million in DiViNetworks to Optimize Broadband Data Delivery in Developing Countries" - here.

Optimization Deployments [253]: Viti [French Polynesia] Uses DiViNetworks to Increase Capacity

 
DiViNetworks announced that "By using DiViCloud Viti obtains additional data capacity to French Polynesia in the Pacific at half the market price. Viti is a leading 4G provider [WiMAX] in French Polynesia in the Pacific Ocean .. Viti uses DiViCloud on top of its current provider – Hawaiian Telecom"

Bernard Foray (pictured), CEO, Viti said: “DiViCloud is equivalent to additional IP bandwidth. Furthermore, it operates on top of any combination of existing providers, without having to change current contracts or technical deployment. DiViCloud is the most flexible form for obtaining data capacity”

See "Viti selects DiViNetworks to Provide International Data Capacity" - here.

DiViNetworks Adds Sandvine's DPI to its Cloud Service

DiViNetworks adds traffic management policy enforcement to its existing cloud-based optimization (see "DiViNetworks Offers Cloud-Based Optimization Service" - here) solution.

The new service is a new aspect of its partnership with Sandvine (see also "Sandvine Partners with DiViNetworks" - here).

   

The company announced ".. Traffic Management in the Cloud using technology from Sandvine, a leading provider of intelligent broadband network solutions . This unique service enables ISPs worldwide to apply network policy control functions from the Internet cloud, without deploying a dedicated system in their own network. Traffic Management in the Cloud is already used by several ISPs". 

DiViNetworks updated me that these are customers in Latin America and Africa.

".. High-end ultra-capacity Sandvine systems are located in DiViCloud points-of-presence on the main Internet junctions. The traffic of subscribed ISPs traversing these nodes is monitored, and ISP-specific policies are enforced. Subscribed ISPs also enjoy a web-based view of the detailed and actionable reports  that graph their network link utilization and impacts of the traffic management policies".

See "DiViNetworks and Sandvine launch the first Traffic Management in the Cloud™ service, already serving multiple ISPs" - here.

Optimization Deployments [219]: MicroLink [Zambia] Uses DiViNetworks' Cloud Service

DiViNetworks announced that "MicroLink, a leading ISP in Zambia, selected DiViNetworks to expand its current Internet connectivity provided by Liquid Telecom, Gateway Communications and soon over EASSY through the Microlink-Gilat joint venture. The DiViCloud service delivers additional capacity over the existing physical link, while improving QoE"

"MicroLink’s international data traffic is steered to the DiVicloud PoP in London, using standard peering. The data is compacted without any loss of information and sent to Zambia over the existing Liquid and Gateway links. In Zambia, the compacted traffic meets a device located in MicroLink’s premises, which reverts the data back exactly to its original form. Compacting the data makes room for additional traffic over the international link. This added virtual capacity is offered at half price".

See "MicroLink Selects DiViNetworks to Provide Upstream Data Capacity" - here.

Optimization Deployments[214]: Sunbeach Communications [Barbados] Uses DiViNetworks to Add Capacity at Half Cost

DiViNetworks announced that Sunbeach Communications, selected ".. DiViNetworks as its data capacity expansion provider. The DiViCloud service adds International capacity without any upfront investment. Sunbeach is a major ISP in Barbados, providing Internet to residential and corporate customers for over a decade. Sunbeach is in the process of rolling out a cellular network .. Sunbeach’s international data traffic is steered to the DiVicloud’s PoP in Miami using standard peering ..  added virtual capacity is offered at half price".

See "Barbados’ Sunbeach Communications Inc. Selects DiViNetworks to Expand International Capacity" - here.

Optimization Deployments [205]: Saima Telecom [Kyrgyzstan] Adds Bandwidth with DiViNetworks

DiViNetworks announced that Saima Telecom ".. has selected DiViNetworks as an additional IP capacity provider. The DiViCloud service enables Saima to satisfy the growing demand for bandwidth in Kyrgyzstan ..Saima’s network is served by the DiViCloud PoP in Moscow’s Internet Exchange".

Ruslan Burangulov (pictured), CEO, Saima Telecom said: "The price pressure combined with the growing demand for bandwidth requires us to find non-traditional ways to gain affordable capacity"

See "Saima Telecom Selects DiViNetworks for International Capacity to Kyrgyzstan" - here.

Gilat SatCom Adds DiViNetworks Technology to Optimize Satellite Service in MEA and Asia

Gilat Satcom has integrated DiViNetworks' DiViLink ".. to offer link optimization over satellite. ..DiViLink expands capacity of any IP link by 30-50% by eliminating repetitions at the bit-stream level.DiViLink is completely protocol agnostic and operates on any content, application or format. Operating at the bit-stream layer, DiViLink smoothly integrates with the network just like a switch".

DiViLink Architecture

See "Gilat Satcom expands satellite bandwidth with DiViNetworks technology" - here.

Optimization Deployments [196]: Vimpelcom [Laos] Saves International Bandwidth with DiViNetworks

DiViNetworks announced that "Vimpelcom Lao, a major 3G and 4G mobile operator and Internet service provider and member of the VimpleCom group, expands its international IP capacity using the DiViCloud virtual network .. Vimpelcom Lao receives physical capacity from LANIC and True IP providers. The virtual capacity added by DiViCloud is delivered from the points-of-presence (PoPs) in Hong Kong. The virtual capacity is added on top of the web caching mechanism employed already by Vimpelcom Lao".

At the end of Q2, 2012 Vimpelcom Laos had 378,000 subscribers (30% decrease compared to Q2, 2011).

See "Vimpelcom Lao selects DiViNetworks for International Capacity" -here.

Optimization Deployments [193]: Gulfsat [Madagascar] Deploys DiviNetworks Cloud Solution

DiviNetworks announced that Gulfsat Madagascar (Blueline) ".. has selected to expand its international IP capacity usingDiViNetworks. Gulfsat follows Telecom Malagasy - Madagascar's largest operator, which already uses DiViCloud  [here] .. Gulfsat is served from DiViNetworks' point of presence (PoP) in Paris. The virtual capacity is generated on top of the existing caching solution installed at Gulfsat, and over several links and carriers currently serving Gulfsat".

Damien de Lamberterie (pictured), General Manager of Gulfsat Madagascar said: "The success of our 4G data services puts a lot of pressure on our costly international links .. DiViNetworks' changes this equation by offering affordable capacity using their cloud software innovative approach".

See "DiViNetworks Provides Virtual Capacity for Gulfsat Madagascar" - here.

[DiViNetworks]: Who Drives International Data to ISPs?

  

DiViNetworks' Global Data Flow Report (here) provides some insights on traffic on data flows collected by its DiViCloud service (see "DiViNetworks Offers Cloud-Based Optimization Service" - here). The company published statistics showing how data is delivered to ISPs.

Dr. Yair Shapira (pictured), DiViNetworks' VP Marketing & Business Development explains:

We looked at traffic transferred over international links to ISPs in different regions, through DiViCloud PoPs. For example – traffic flowing through our Hong-Kong PoP to ISPs in South East Asia. 

We looked at the originating AS (autonomous system) of the packets, and measured the volume of traffic from each AS. About 40% of the traffic originates in CDNs: 

• CDNs are present where DiViCloud PoPs are located (see chart). We intentionally place our PoPs next to CDNs, and have peering agreements with them. This way we can maximize the virtual capacity that we bring, and ensure higher QoE.
   
• Major carriers is traffic whose AS number is carriers like France Telecom, Telecom Italia, AT&T etc.
   
• The rest of the traffic is a long tail of originating AS – some are CDNs, some are large content providers or hosting companies, some are other carriers.

Note that we measure only the traffic on the int’l link. What don’t we count Local traffic within the destination country, CDN with presence in the destination country and traffic cached by the ISP.

  

See "Adding S.E.Asia and Carrier Traffic to our Global Data Flow Report" - here.

DiViNetworks' is Ready to Optimize China Telecom International Links

DiViNetworks announced that "China Telecom’s Guangzhou Institute approved DiViNetworks’ solutions, following lab tests targeted at China Telecom’s 10G international links .. The thorough testing conducted by China Telecom demonstrated 30-50% capacity expansion with general Internet traffic, and 10X capacity expansion with video traffic".

According to Yair Shapira, DiViNetworks' VP of Marketing and BD, China Telecom will use its DiViLink product over its network of international links (see "Vendor Review: DiViNetworks' Bytestream Caching" - here).

DiViLink

".. With the success in China Telecom, DiViNetworks established a Joint Venture in China named BeijingDiViNet, which will lead commercial and technical activities in China. DiViCloud [here] PoPs (points of presence - see below) are being established in Hong Kong, Singapore and Sydney, followed by Mainland China".

See "DiViNetworks gets the Green Light from China Telecom" - here.

Optimization Deployments [154]: Telma Madagascar Uses DiViNetworks

DiViNetworks (here) announced that "Using DiViNetworks, Telma adds Virtual Capacity to its international capacity, merely by placing a device in the local network [here]..DiViNetworks' unique technology was proven to provide the highest optimization ratios over 100% of the Internet traffic, simplest integration and maintenance, future proof solidity, and maximal stability".

Telma has more than 1.5M fixed and mobile subscribers. See "Telma Madagascar Selects DiViNetworks for Data Expansion" - here.

DiViNetworks also published recently the results of a research done "to find out if our web surfing habits are really unique like we would all like to believe, or, are we all viewing the same content?". The research shows that (see chart) "50% of the data traffic has already passed the network – even in a short window of 6 hours", helping understand the efficiency of DiViNetworks' caching solution.

Optimization Announcements: DiViNetworks Caches Live Streaming Video

  

The upcoming Olympic Games event in London stimulates the creativity of traffic optimization vendors, in view of the expected growth in video traffic.

  

Should operators throttle traffic (here)? Use cell aware optimization (here)? Add wireless frequencies (here)? Flood London with 70,000 small cells (here)? All the above? 

Source: DiViNetworks

DiViNetworks (see background - "DiViNetworks' Bytestream Caching" - here) adds another way to significantly optimize data traffic, based on the fact that so many people will be watching the same live video feed (the 100M final, for example).

 

The optimization vendor announced "a new product DiViLive, the first solution enabling true network scaling for Live traffic .. DiViLive turns a regular data network into a scalable broadcast network, for managed and over-the-top (OTT) content. As the individual flows (a.k.a. Unicast) pass through the network, they are analyzed in real-time, and similar flows are compacted. Thus when 1,000 users watch the same Live feed, only one full session passes the network while 999 sessions are compacted to mere control data" 

"Operating on the bit-stream layer, rather than the protocol or content layer, DiViLive supports all forms of Live traffic, regardless of the protocol, format, content or source. Thus DiViLive supports adaptive-bit-rate (ABR) and content-encryption (DRM) ..  DiViLive can be deployed over any combination of segments from the cloud (using the DiViCloud network [here]), through the network backbone and core, and all the way to the access - fixed or mobile"
 

See "Get Ready for the Olympics: DiViNetworks Announces DiViLive™ - 10x Live Video Sessions Over Existing Infrastructure" - here.

Optimization Deployments [130]: ZON [Portugal] Uses DiViNetworks to Optimize the Azores Link

 
DiViNetworks (see "Vendor Review: DiViNetworks' Bytestream Caching" - here) announced that "ZON, the leading cable TV provider in Portugal, has selected DiViNetworks to optimize the link to Azores"

Marco Filipe Dias de Carvalho, Head of IP Core and Access Network in ZON said: “The DiViLink system seamlessly slipped into our advanced network, and we immediately enjoyed its benefits”

ZON had 39 broadband subscribers at the end of 2011 (see chart).

See "European cable operator, ZON, virtually expands data links by 30% using DiViNetworks" - here.

Optimization Deployments [119]: Zimbabwe Online Use DiViNetworks to

    
DiViNetworks announced that Zimbabwe Online (Zol) uses ".. DiViCloud – data capacity from Paris and London is served in Harare, Zimbabwe, without the need for additional physical capacity, and at half the market price". See more about DiViCloud - here.

ZOL was founded in 1994, and in the 16 years of operation has grown into one of the largest ISPs in Zimbabwe it offers dialup, broadband, Wi-Max, UHF, fibre and copper. Few days ago, Liquid Telecom announced it will buy Zol (here). 

See "Zimbabwe Online (ZOL) gets local bandwidth from the European Cloud using DiViNetworks’ new DiViCloud service" - here.

Optimization Announcements: DiViNetworks Offers Cloud-Based Optimization Service

   
DiViNetworks launched ".. the DiViCloud service, enabling ISPs to obtain data capacity at half price, at any location worldwide and within 24 hours. The DiViCloud service is already operational, serving over a dozen ISPs around the globe [see below] .. Utilizing DiViCloud is very simple. The ISP should merely place a server in its premises. Within 24 hours traffic will start flowing through DiViCloud, generating additional virtual capacity"


See previous posts on DiViCloud deployments by Comteco (here) and Isocel Telecom (here).

See "DiViCloud is launched – Wholesale capacity delivered to ANY LOCATION worldwide at HALF PRICE" - here.

Optimization Deployments [110]: Comteco[Bolivia] Uses DiViNetworks to Expand International Bandwidth Capacity

  

DiViNetworks announced the 2nd deployment of its DiViCloud (see "Isocel Telecom[Benin] Uses DiViNetworks’ [new?] Solution to Reduce International Bandwidth Costs" - here).

"Comteco .. selected DiViNetworks as its data capacity expansion provider .. To meet the booming need for bandwidth Comteco required additional data capacity from Miami.  DiViCloud, providing data capacity from the cloud, eliminating the excessive investment in networking infrastructure. Network operators and ISPs will obtain data capacity at half the market price, at any location, and over any set of physical capacity providers"

Comteco is the leading service provider in the Bolivian department of Cochabamba, serving over 100,000 corporate customers, providing internet, voice and TV services.

See "DiViNetworks provides Comteco (Boliviatel) VIRTUAL DATA CAPACITY along 3 wireline and wireless hops with a single system" - here. The new product will be launched on 10 January, 2012 - see here for the details of the event.

Optimization Deployments[103]: Mediaserv[Reunion] Uses DiViNetworks on Top of File Caching - Why?

 

DiViNetworks announced that "Mediaserv, a leading Internet service provider in the French overseas territories, selected DiViNetworks to maximize data capacity of its link to Reunion .. After deploying file caching solutions, Mediaserv sought a solution that can further optimize its link"

Jérémie Pappo (pictured), head of engineering in Mediaserv said: "We were surprised with DiViNetworks’ capability to expand an already-optimized network .. Apparently a lot of inefficiency is revealed once you look into the bit-stream rather than the application or file, and DiViNetworks eliminates these inefficiencies”

See "Mediaserv optimizes data delivery to la Réunion with DiViNetworks" - here.

I asked Yair Shapira, DiViNetworks' VP Marketing, Sales & BD about the last point - how does the solution further optimize a link which already enjoys a file caching solution that saves significant bandwidth.

Yair explained that their Bytestream caching (background - here) solution promises "30-50% bandwidth expansion ratio with or without caching". The following examples show how it does it on top of file-caching:

1. Monetized video: Many popular web sources (e.g. Rapidshare, Megaupload) make every possible maneuver not to be cached as file-based caching jeopardizes their business model. They lose the capability to monetize by - differentiated service, limited view time, inline ad insertion etc. DiViNetworks' solution leaves the whole control at the content provider's hand, and never sends a byte unless it has reached from the source.
    
2. Non-HTTP: As Bytestream caching  is agnostic to protocols, it also supports protocols different than plain HTTP, such as P2P-flavors, RTMP, Office app's etc.
    
3. Live video: Traditional file caching cannot cache live content. Until the "file" is saved, no one watches it. With Bytestream caching one person's stream is a second person's history, even if they watch it only 50mSec later.
     
4. Adaptive bit-rate (ABR): Lots of video today is streamed at ABR, which means that the video is comprised of 2-10 second fragments at different bit-rates, set according to bandwidth availability. Caching it in files is of course very challenging, and results in low hit-rate while for Bytestream caching it is transparent.
     
5. Re-purposed content: The social Internet makes a lot of content re-purposing. Thus you can find the same image in various Facebook accounts, Picasa albums, and Google+ pages. File caching will identify the manifestations of the image as different, and will reach low hit-rate. Bytestream caching, again, doesn’t mind.
    
6. Content lost due to inefficient storage: The typical user doesn’t consume "a file" anymore. The average length of a YouTube video is 4'12"whereas the average view time is about 40 seconds (see "Bytemobile: Video Optimization Increases Video Clip Viewing Time by 50%"- here). Caching the whole file means that most of the storage volume is spent on unvisited bytes. Bytestream caching stores only the most frequent bit-level fragments.

Optimization Deployments[100]: Isocel Telecom[Benin] Uses DiViNetworks’ [new?] Solution to Reduce International Bandwidth Costs

     

DiViNetworks announced that “Isocel Telecom, the leading wireless ISP in Benin, is fueling its growth with DiViNetworks, global provider of virtual bandwidth, enabling data capacity expansion at fractions of wholesale prices .. By placing a standard server in its premises with DiViNetworks’ software, Isocel is able to expand capacity by 50% Furthermore, DiViNetworks’ unique bandwidth solution enables Isocel to expand bandwidth at any location, regardless of the number of hops and multiple paths data has to travel”

Since DiViNetworks' solutions are based on two-sided compression, this seems to be a new solution from the vendor, requiring the customer to install the software on its premises only.

Makes you wonder where is the other side …

See “Isocel Telecom expands uplink bandwidth with DiViNetworks” – here.