Operation
Most CDNs are operated as an application service provider (ASP) on the Internet (also known as on-demand software or software as a service). An increasing number of Internet network owners, including AT&T Inc. and Level 3, have built their own CDNs to improve on-net content delivery, reduce demand on their own telecommunications infrastructure, and to generate revenues from content customers. This might include offering access to media streaming to internet service subscribers. Some larger software companies such as Microsoft build their own CDNs in tandem to their own products. One such example is the Windows Azure CDN.
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