Content delivery network provider Highwinds chooses CenturyLink

Highwinds, a global content delivery network (CDN) provider, has chosen CenturyLink to help the company continue optimizing its global content delivery platform. Businesses worldwide depend on Highwinds CDN to stream video, distribute games, serve advertising assets and deliver software, apps and websites.

CenturyLink data center hosting services and network services enable Winter Park, Fla.-based Highwinds to better focus its resources on continued innovation and customer service. Since expanding into two CenturyLink data centers nine months ago, Highwinds has reduced certain hosting costs by nearly 50 percent. Highwinds chose CenturyLink for its reliability, security, network diversity and interconnectivity options across a large, established customer base.
 
“In media, entertainment, gaming and beyond, Highwinds enables users to access content immediately, whether it’s a mobile app, online game or rich media,” said Jason Griner, vice president of carrier relations, Highwinds. “We take this commitment seriously, and CenturyLink helps us continue to keep all our customer promises.”
 
Highwinds’ global, high-capacity CDN delivers content to millions of end users, all around the world, every day. Highwinds’agile network needs to support clients’ sustained growth, plus handle huge traffic spikes during game releases, when videos go viral, and on major online shopping days.
 
“In today’s digital world, businesses and consumers alike have drastically increased needs for reliable, secure connectivity,” said David Meredith, senior vice president, global data centers, CenturyLink. “In order to meet these demands, organizations must be able to address fast-changing customer requirements. Highwinds is not only doing this; it’s also taking an innovative approach to stay ahead of the curve.”
 
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