Carrier1 Joins Yahoo! Multicast Affiliate Program in Europe.ZURICH, Switzerland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 1, 1999-- Carrier1 to distribute broadband broadband Term describing the radiation from a source that produces a broad, continuous spectrum of frequencies (contrasted with a laser, which produces a single frequency or very narrow range of frequencies). streaming media See streaming audio, streaming video and digital media hub. programming from Yahoo! Broadcast The former Webcasting division of Yahoo! that broadcast live and archived TV and radio shows as well as on-demand movies, sports and other audio and video material. It also offered organizations Webcasting for private meetings such as conferences and distance learning. to its ISP (1) See in-system programmable. (2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines. customer base Carrier1 announced today an agreement with Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq: YHOO YHOO Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ symbol) ), a leading global Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the media company, to join Yahoo!'s multicast (1) To transmit data to multiple recipients on the network at the same time using one transmission stream to the switches, at which point data are distributed out to the end users on separate lines. affiliate program as a multicast carrier. Through this agreement, Carrier 1 will enhance its Internet service offering to customers by providing pan-European access to streaming media programming. Yahoo! will work with Carrier1 and its ISP customers to multicast-enable their networks to facilitate the efficient distribution of video and audio streams, up to 300Kbps, to their 60 ISP customers. Customers of Carrier1's ISPs will have access to a selection of multicast and broadband video and audio programming through a co-branded page on Yahoo!(R) Broadcast (http://www.broadcast.com/mcisp/carrier1.stm), the comprehensive source for audio and video programming on the Web. "We view this as a strategic relationship which demonstrates Carrier1's commitment to enhance our pan-European and US network with Internet offerings that support our customers in their business. Yahoo! has pioneered the deployment of multicast broadband content in the US, and we are extremely happy to be working with them to provide our pan-European customers access to Yahoo!'s multimedia programming," said Dominic McGlinchey Dominic McGlinchey (1954 – 10 February, 1994) was an Irish republican paramilitary with the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA). Background McGlinchey was born in a large Bellaghy family (he had 10 siblings) with a strong Irish Republican background. , Carrier1 Business Development Manager. "Carrier1 will make broadband content available to our Carrier1 Content Distribution Partners, who will collaborate with us in deploying this large-scale large-scale adj. 1. Large in scope or extent. 2. Drawn or made large to show detail. large-scale Adjective 1. wide-ranging or extensive 2. multicast-enabled broadband distribution network in Europe. The Carrier1 US network roll-out will connect key US Internet centers on the US East Coast, West Coast and other key locations." "We are pleased to be working with Carrier1 to expand our ability to deliver multicast and broadband streaming media to consumers in Europe. By working closely with our affiliates, such as Carrier1, to multicast-enable their networks, we can offer consumers a superior multimedia experience, including TV-quality video programming," said Brokaw Price of multicast services at Yahoo!. "As we continue to add more ISPs to our multicast affiliate program, we increase our ability to scale Yahoo!'s multimedia distribution network to reach larger audiences. This program demonstrates Yahoo!'s continued commitment to providing our business services customers with seamless solutions for broadcasting large-scale live events." Yahoo! delivers streaming media programming via both unicast and multicast technologies. Multicast delivers a single stream to many users simultaneously, which is comparable to true broadcasting and is ideal for delivering live audio and video events to mass audiences accessing the Internet through connections ranging from 14kbps to 1mbps and above. Through its multicast affiliate program, Yahoo! is working with leading Internet backbone (communications, networking) Internet backbone - High-speed networks that carry Internet traffic. These communications networks are provided by companies such as AT&T, GTE, IBM, MCI, Netcom, Sprint, UUNET and consist of high-speed links in the T1, T3, OC1 and OC3 ranges. and service providers, such as Carrier1, to help multicast-enable their networks so they can deliver compelling, high-quality live video content to their subscribers in the most efficient manner available today. For more information about Yahoo!'s multicast affiliate program, go to http://multicast.broadcast.com/. Yahoo! and the Yahoo! logo are registered trademarks of Yahoo! Inc. All other names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective owners. |
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