Worldwide Content Delivery Networks Forecast, 2024–2028
This IDC study provides our forecast for the worldwide content delivery networks (CDNs) market."In light of a challenging commercial environment for media delivery, CDN providers are pivoting to bundling security services and leveraging their edge infrastructure to increase revenue and expand margins. CDN edge services are in the early adopter phase and will require development of innovative services to move it to the early majority market adoption phase," says Ghassan Abdo, research VP, IDC's Worldwide Telecom. "GenAI will drive further acceleration of edge services due to demand for edge computing, local storage, and low latency."
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Executive Summary
Advice for Technology Suppliers
Market Forecast
Market Context
Drivers and Inhibitors
Drivers
Security Services
Growth of Live Streaming
Inhibitors
Commoditization of Video Streaming in Mature Markets
Multi CDN Accelerating Price Erosion
Significant Market Developments
Changes from Prior Forecast
Market Definition
Methodology
Related Research
Research Assistance
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