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Radio Netherlands Worldwide Improves Service Quality by 90% in Emerging Markets

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Technology Category	Cybersecurity & Privacy - Cloud Security Networks & Connectivity - Network Management & Analysis Software
Applicable Functions	Sales & Marketing
Services	Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services
Challenge	Radio Netherlands Worldwide (RNW) has a mission to provide independent information to countries with an information deficit. With this at the forefront of every business decision, Radio Netherlands Worldwide aims to ensure that people have access to information, news and background via shortwave transmission through its 3000 worldwide media partners, such as FM radio stations, regional and local websites and its own Internet website, wherever they are in the world. Over the past couple of years, the number of hours aired by short wave has decreased substantially and this trend will continue in 2012 and beyond. The broadcasters’ distribution mix is therefore shifting towards Internet distribution and in line with its core mission; it was looking to implement a reliable, fast, powerful and high-performing Internet news service to reach these challenging markets and emerging countries. One of their core aims is to provide independent information to countries with an information deficit. However, their existing Internet solution just did not have the speed or capacity to reach their principal target audiences – Asia, South America and Africa. Read More
About Customer	Radio Netherlands Worldwide (RNW) is a government-funded company, providing news, background and cultural information to millions of people throughout the world via radio, television and the Internet. This is done from a Dutch-European perspective, in ten different languages, worldwide, 24/7. Located in Hilversum, Radio Netherlands Worldwide employs about 350 people and is one of the top five international broadcasters alongside the BBC, Voice of America, Radio France Internationale and Deutsche Welle. RNW has a mission to provide independent information to countries with an information deficit. With this at the forefront of every business decision, Radio Netherlands Worldwide aims to ensure that people have access to information, news and background via shortwave transmission through its 3000 worldwide media partners, such as FM radio stations, regional and local websites and its own Internet website, wherever they are in the world. Read More
Solution	Radio Netherlands Worldwide implemented the Content Acceleration solution from CDNetworks in July 2010 – taking only a few weeks to go live and impressive results were instant. The availability of their websites worldwide has improved dramatically. The number of server time-outs is now 10 percent of what it was before they started to work with CDNetworks. Also, the server load has substantially decreased and they can now handle unexpected peak and Slashdot traffic really well. August 2011 saw the rollout of CDNetworks Dynamic Web Acceleration solution, an on-demand web application acceleration service, which enables Radio Netherlands to deliver dynamic content to users around the world, quickly, reliably and cost effectively. As a result, its applications perform without delay and dynamically generated content will appear instantly. For the first time, they also hosted a live video event this month that was not possible before they started working with CDNetworks. Transferred data on that day increased by 800 percent without any problems. With this success, they will be looking to host more of these events on a regular basis. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Cybersecurity & Privacy - Cloud Security

Networks & Connectivity - Network Management & Analysis Software

Applicable Functions

Sales & Marketing

Services

Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services

Challenge

Radio Netherlands Worldwide (RNW) has a mission to provide independent information to countries with an information deficit. With this at the forefront of every business decision, Radio Netherlands Worldwide aims to ensure that people have access to information, news and background via shortwave transmission through its 3000 worldwide media partners, such as FM radio stations, regional and local websites and its own Internet website, wherever they are in the world. Over the past couple of years, the number of hours aired by short wave has decreased substantially and this trend will continue in 2012 and beyond. The broadcasters’ distribution mix is therefore shifting towards Internet distribution and in line with its core mission; it was looking to implement a reliable, fast, powerful and high-performing Internet news service to reach these challenging markets and emerging countries. One of their core aims is to provide independent information to countries with an information deficit. However, their existing Internet solution just did not have the speed or capacity to reach their principal target audiences – Asia, South America and Africa.

About Customer

Radio Netherlands Worldwide (RNW) is a government-funded company, providing news, background and cultural information to millions of people throughout the world via radio, television and the Internet. This is done from a Dutch-European perspective, in ten different languages, worldwide, 24/7. Located in Hilversum, Radio Netherlands Worldwide employs about 350 people and is one of the top five international broadcasters alongside the BBC, Voice of America, Radio France Internationale and Deutsche Welle. RNW has a mission to provide independent information to countries with an information deficit. With this at the forefront of every business decision, Radio Netherlands Worldwide aims to ensure that people have access to information, news and background via shortwave transmission through its 3000 worldwide media partners, such as FM radio stations, regional and local websites and its own Internet website, wherever they are in the world.

Solution

Radio Netherlands Worldwide implemented the Content Acceleration solution from CDNetworks in July 2010 – taking only a few weeks to go live and impressive results were instant. The availability of their websites worldwide has improved dramatically. The number of server time-outs is now 10 percent of what it was before they started to work with CDNetworks. Also, the server load has substantially decreased and they can now handle unexpected peak and Slashdot traffic really well. August 2011 saw the rollout of CDNetworks Dynamic Web Acceleration solution, an on-demand web application acceleration service, which enables Radio Netherlands to deliver dynamic content to users around the world, quickly, reliably and cost effectively. As a result, its applications perform without delay and dynamically generated content will appear instantly. For the first time, they also hosted a live video event this month that was not possible before they started working with CDNetworks. Transferred data on that day increased by 800 percent without any problems. With this success, they will be looking to host more of these events on a regular basis.

Impact #1	Improved website availability worldwide
Impact #2	Reduced the number of server time-outs by 90%
Impact #3	Improved download speeds

Impact #1

Improved website availability worldwide

Impact #2

Reduced the number of server time-outs by 90%

Impact #3

Improved download speeds

Benefit #1	Reduced the number of server time-outs by 90%
Benefit #2	Transferred data on that day increased by 800 percent

Benefit #1

Reduced the number of server time-outs by 90%

Benefit #2

Transferred data on that day increased by 800 percent

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Radio Netherlands Worldwide Improves Service Quality by 90% in Emerging Markets

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