Edgecast

Article summary

Edgecast, Inc. (formerly Edgio, formerly Verizon Digital Media Services, formerly Edgecast Networks, Inc) was a subsidiary of Yahoo! Inc. and provider of content delivery network (CDN) and video streaming services. Founded in 2006, it was notable for being a self-provisioning CDN technology used by the telecommunication and hosting industries. On June 16, 2022, Edgecast was acquired by Limelight Networks and was rebranded as Edgio. In late 2024, Edgio entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy. On February 10, 2025, Edgecast and its technology was sold to Parler Cloud Technologies. The majority of the Edgio assets were purchased by Akamai.

Key claims

1. date of foundation: 2006 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of foundation: 2006 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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2. The record states that the date of foundation is "2006". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of foundation is "2006". What evidence would count against this claim?
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5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1361227909