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CDN 2006 - 2007: Market Size, Share, Metrics and Analytics

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: AccuStream iMedia Research
Published: May 2007
Product Code: R678-29
Description
This detailed report is a bandwidth services, pricing, revenue, infrastructure deployment and operational analysis of Content Delivery Networks (CDNs). Included are retail market calculations based on the volume model (gigabytes transferred), rate model (95th percentile for UGV, backhaul), R &D initiatives, total servers deployed, streaming servers deployed, a break out of market segments sizes for video, audio, advertising, progressive download and download, market share by CDN, MRR (monthly recurring revenue), an analysis of media player format share. Top line report findings and analysis: Combined commercial market value (backhaul provisioning, retail contracts) for streaming audio, video, streaming audio and video advertising, progressive download media and entertainment is estimated at $635 million in 2006 Major CDNs grew their total revenue base by an average of 50.8% to $731 million, monthly recurring revenue (MRR) rose by 67% to $10,314 Thirteen CDNs analyzed in this report increased total accounts by 25% during the year, ending at 5,800 Includes gigabytes transferred and 95th percentile analysis modeling for retail contracts delivered by CDNs, backhaul transit and for self-hosting networks AOL, Real, Yahoo and Google The entire CDN and streaming bandwidth services market is growing at a rate of 33% in 2007 CDN servers in deployment rose by 50%, and streaming media servers by 74% in 2006 The average cost per gigabyte of streaming video transferred in 2006 was $1.00, compared to $1.41 in 2005, which included the Flash premium The average price to deliver a gigabyte of Internet radio was $0.60/gigabyte. Backhaul and UGV are analyzed on 95th percentile models. Average retail rates ranged from $30 - $115 per Mbps of capacity, lower for wholesale Research indicates Flash has gained share, and closing in on Windows Media, based on total CDN video gigabytes delivered (including advertising). Flash progressive download experienced strong take up in 2006 Syndication platforms Brightcove, Maven Networks and The Platform support Flash progressive download. The UGV content segment is almost entirely Flash progressive download. Flash servers are not needed for progressive downloads.
Table of Contents

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1

U.S. CDN market value estimated at $1.1 billion in '06; global at $2 billion 1

Bandwidth Market Breakout: by Category 2006 2

SECTION ONE 4

Streaming Media Bandwidth Services Market Size and Growth Profile: 2006 and 2005 4

Retail Market Comparisons: Streaming, Progressive Download and Download Media 4

Total Commercial Market Value: Streaming, Progressive Download and Download Bandwidth 6

U.S. CDN Market Value Estimated At $1.1 Billion In '06; Global At $2 Billion 6

Bandwidth Market Breakout: by Category 2006 7

Bandwidth Services Category Share: 2006 Mid Range Estimate 8

Media and Entertainment Commercial Bandwidth Market to Expand by 33% in '07 9

Bandwidth Services Category Share: Est. 2007 9

Retail Bandwidth Pricing for Volume-Based Accounts Equalizing across Streaming Audio and Video Categories 10

Bandwidth Services Pricing: Professional Audio and Video Segment Comparison Based on per Gigabyte Transferred Rate: Full Year 2006 10

Bandwidth Services Pricing: Professional Audio and Video Segment Comparison Based on per Gigabyte Transferred Rate: Full Year 2005 11

The 95th Percentile 11

Internet Music Radio 12

Internet Radio: Bandwidth Services Analysis and Market Size 13

Internet Radio: Backhaul Bandwidth Services Market Value (95th Percentile Analysis) 14

Internet Radio: Bandwidth Services Analysis and Market Size 15

Streaming Video (Professional Content) 15

Streaming Video: Entertainment Bandwidth Services Analysis and Market Size 16

Streaming Video: Backhaul Bandwidth Services Market Value (95th Percentile Analysis) 17

User Generated Video (progressive download, and priced on the 95th percentile) 17

Streaming Video: Entertainment Bandwidth Services Analysis and Market Size 18

User Generated Video Pricing and Market Analysis: 95th Percentile Estimates 19

User Generated Video Backhaul Pricing and Market Analysis (95th Percentile Analysis) 20

User Generated Video Pricing and Market Analysis: 95th Percentile Estimates 21

Video advertising (pre roll and embedded) 21

Streaming Video Advertising: Pre Roll Bandwidth Services Analysis and Market Size 22

Embedded Video Advertising: Bandwidth Services Analysis and Market Size 23

Streaming Video Advertising: Pre Roll Backhaul Bandwidth Services Market Size (95th Percentile Analysis) 24

Embedded Video Advertising: Backhaul Bandwidth Services Market Size (95th Percentile Analysis) 25

Streaming Video Advertising: Pre Roll Bandwidth Services Analysis and Market Size 26

Embedded Video Advertising: Bandwidth Services Analysis and Market Size 27

Download media (music, movies and television) 27

Download Bandwidth Services Analysis and Market Size 28

Download Backhaul Bandwidth Services Market Size (95th Percentile Analysis) 29

Download Bandwidth Services Analysis and Market Size 30

SECTION TWO 31

Streaming Video and CDN Distribution Share: A Market Overview 2006 31

Professional Content 31

Video Streams and Views: 2006 Distribution Share 32

Video Streams and Views: 2006 Distribution Share 33

User Generated Video 34

UGV Video Views 2006: Distribution Share 34

UGV Video View Distribution Share: 2006 35

Video Streams and Views 2006: Distribution Totals and Share by Account/Brand 36

User Generated Video CDN Ranking 88

User Generated Video: 2006 88

SECTION THREE 97

Internet Music Radio and CDN Distribution Share: A Market Overview 2006 97

Annual Internet Music Radio Listening Hours: 2004 - 2006 97

Internet Music Radio Listening Hour Distribution Share: 2006 98

Internet Music Radio Distribution and Cdn: 2006 98

Internet Music Radio Listening Hour CDN Distribution Share: 2006 99

CDN Distribution of Internet Music Radio: 2005 Share 100

Internet Music Radio 2006: Total Listening Hours Delivered 101

SECTION FOUR 111

CDN Revenue Analytics, Infrastructure Builds, Market Dynamics and Format Share: 2006 111

CDN Segment: Summary Operational, Infrastructure Profile and Analysis 2003 - 2007 113

Flash Gaining Market Share Ground 114

Media Player Share by Format 115

Media Player Format Share: Entertainment Content 2006 116

Professional Content (Excluding Advertising) 116

Media Player Market Share: Branded Content 2006 116

Media Player Market Share: Video 2006 117

Professional/Branded Content: Media Player Format Share 118

UGV Content Category 124

Media Player Format Share: UGV Content 2006 124

SECTION FIVE 126

Q & A: CDN Operational and Organizational Profiles 126

Adesso / Tubes 126

Akamai Technologies 131

Akamai Operational Profile 133

Dayport 139

Dayport Operational Profile 140

Digital Fountain 144

Limelight Networks 149

Limelight Networks Operational Profile 151

Liquid Compass 155

Mirror Image 158

Navisite 165

Navisite Operational Profile 167

Panther Express 174

Vitalstream 178

Vitalstream (2006) Operational Profile 181

SECTION SIX 185

Video Application and Distribution Platforms with CDN Relationships 185

Brightcove 185

The Feedroom 187

Maven Networks 189

Roo Media Networks 191

The Platform 194

Whiteblox 197

New Entrants Competing with Adobe in the Flash Streaming Media Segment 199

Market Dynamics 199

Wowza Media Systems
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