Netskrt

Delivering some of the biggest nights in streaming with capacity that scales in hours.

Netskrt

Delivering some of the biggest nights in streaming with capacity that scales in hours.

Ready for streaming's big nights

Netskrt Systems is a content delivery network built for major nights in streaming. Running on Lumen® Edge Bare Metal and the Lumen IP backbone, Netskrt brings massive capacity online in hours, places it close to viewers, and pays for peak capacity only when events demand it.

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Ready for streaming's big nights

Netskrt Systems is a content delivery network built for major nights in streaming. Running on Lumen® Edge Bare Metal and the Lumen IP backbone, Netskrt brings massive capacity online in hours, places it close to viewers, and pays for peak capacity only when events demand it.

See how Netskrt scales live streaming (2:10)

Challenges

  • Live events swing bandwidth from near-idle to full capacity in minutes
  • Metro-focused CDN models leave last-mile networks underserved
  • Permanent builds take 6–9 months and sit idle between events

Challenges

  • Live events swing bandwidth from near-idle to full capacity in minutes
  • Metro-focused CDN models leave last-mile networks underserved
  • Permanent builds take 6–9 months and sit idle between events

Solutions

  • Lumen® Edge Computing Services and Edge Bare Metal place capacity near viewers on demand
  • Lumen IP backbone delivers low-latency and deep peering
  • Lumen® Advanced Managed Services for access to on call engineers for events

Solutions

  • Lumen® Edge Computing Services and Edge Bare Metal place capacity near viewers on demand
  • Lumen IP backbone delivers low-latency and deep peering
  • Lumen® Advanced Managed Services for access to on call engineers for events

Results

  • Up to 20 Tbps online in a few hours and about 4 million HD viewers
  • 200-server expansion live in days instead of months
  • Roughly half of Netskrt’s network runs on Lumen at seasonal peak

Results

  • Up to 20 Tbps online in a few hours and about 4 million HD viewers
  • 200-server expansion live in days instead of months
  • Roughly half of Netskrt’s network runs on Lumen at seasonal peak

What works for Netskrt

Lumen® Edge Bare Metal

On‑demand bare metal servers at the edge, close to end users.

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Lumen® Edge Bare Metal

On‑demand bare metal servers at the edge, close to end users.

Lumen® Edge Computing Services

Compute closer to users for low‑latency, high‑bandwidth workloads.

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Lumen® Edge Computing Services

Compute closer to users for low‑latency, high‑bandwidth workloads.

Lumen® Advanced Managed Services

Expert support to build, optimize and run IT infrastructure.

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Lumen® Advanced Managed Services

Expert support to build, optimize and run IT infrastructure.

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"Netskrt’s adaptability and Lumen’s reach create a powerful competitive advantage, enabling us to expand capacity precisely when demand peaks and deliver some of the largest live events with confidence.”


— Sig Luft, Co‑Founder and President

Netskrt Systems

"Netskrt’s adaptability and Lumen’s reach create a powerful competitive advantage, enabling us to expand capacity precisely when demand peaks and deliver some of the largest live events with confidence.”


— Sig Luft, Co‑Founder and President

Netskrt Systems

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