Ericsson to introduce smart cloud accelerator solution

Ericsson introduces its smart cloud accelerator solution as part of their network-enabled cloud concept.

This solution will enhance ericsson's portfolio of content delivery
options consisting of the mobile cloud accelerator (MCA) which allows
mobile network operators to deliver content with an improved end-to-end quality of service, and the media delivery network (MDN), an operator content delivery network (CDN) optimized for video delivery.

This operator CDN solution optimizes over-the-top traffic and monetizes cloud content for operators, adding Akamai capabilities to Ericsson's SSR 8000 family of routing gateways.

Ericsson will use unified caching technology from Akamai to provide for dynamic capacity sharing between operators and their CDN customers, as well as over-the-top Internet traffic.

The solution will allow operators to manage and deliver both their own content and that provided by third parties. In addition, these new CDN offerings will enable operators to save on expensive aggregation, core, and peering/transit costs, according to the press release.