Service Adoption and Pricing of Content Delivery Network (CDN) Services
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Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) are a vital component of the Internet’s content delivery value chain, servicing nearly a third of the Internet’s most popular content sites. However, in spite of their strategic importance little is known about the optimal pricing policies or adoption drivers of CDNs. We address these questions using analytic models of the market structure for Internet content delivery.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Management Science
دوره 54 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2008