Velocix is a world leading provider of Digital Media Delivery Platforms, a new generation CDN (Content Delivery Network) designed to meet the rich media needs of the 21st century Internet. Velocix offers service providers one of the broadest and most innovative ranges of content delivery technologies in the industry, tailored specifically to delivering large media files that will continue to be the driving factor behind the exponential growth in consumer IP traffic. A wholly owned subsidiary of Alcatel-Lucent, Velocix was founded in 2003 in Cambridge, UK and is a leading authority and innovator in the field of digital content delivery over the Internet. The company has a proven track record of bringing unique and exciting technologies to market that provide intelligent digital media delivery, in particular for large multi-GB media assets.

Velocix is an advanced content delivery solution designed specifically for network service providers. With Velocix, network service providers can deploy an advanced digital media delivery platform that builds on their existing network investments and assets. Once installed, network service providers are fully equipped to launch new revenue-generating premium content services to their customers, while also achieving highly differentiated delivery performance levels.

Velocix appliances and nodes are the building blocks used to construct the required delivery network. These hardware appliances come preloaded with Velocix software applications and are pre-configured by Velocix to ensure a smooth and efficient installation process. There are four types, each dedicated to performing one of the following delivery network tasks:

•          Delivery appliances – Cache and deliver digital content to requesting users

•          Storage appliances – Facilitate the creation of a local replicated digital medial content store

•          Publishing appliances – Provide a local content publishing facility

•          Service nodes– Control and optimize content distribution, performs network management and operation functions