Content Delivery, Powered By You!

Blockcast brings together capacity from independent node operators and commercial networks through open standards to enable content delivery services at a fraction of the cost, without compromising security or performance.

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Streaming Makes Up 80% of All Internet Traffic.

Internet demand is surging, with traffic up 10-fold in a decade. Did you know that streaming accounts for 80% of all internet traffic?

Current Networks Can’t Keep Up

When there are more requests for content than there is capacity, the whole system grinds to a halt. Imagine a network with 100gb/sec capacity. When just 14,000 users all request 1080p content, the network fills up. No more HD content.

Blockcast Solves Streaming’s Biggest Problem

Streaming at scale has a problem: unicast. Unlike “tuning” into TV, each viewer gets their own stream. So, 1 million viewers means 1 million identical streams. Now imagine the capacity needed for 1 million 1080p streams of the big match.

Streaming makes up 80% of all internet traffic.

Internet demand is surging, with traffic up 10-fold in a decade. Did you know that streaming accounts for 80% of all internet traffic?

But meeting that growing demand is $$$

Delivering content to lots of people at the same time is challenging. Companies like Disney, Hulu, and Xbox spend over $10 billion annually on 3rd-party CDNs because no single network can handle all the traffic around the world.

There is more content than there is capacity

When there are more requests for content than there is capacity, the whole system grinds to a halt. Imagine a network with 100gb/sec capacity. When just 14,000 users all request 1080p content, the network fills up. No more HD content.

Streaming's not-so-secret Achilles heel

Streaming at scale has a problem : unicast. Unlike “tuning” into TV, each viewer gets their own stream. So, 1 million viewers means 1 million identical streams. Now imagine the capacity needed for 1 million 1080p streams of the big match...

WHO SHOULD FIX IT?

When capacity maxes out, content quality drops or even becomes unavailable. But, expanding capacity, whether through new equipment or bandwidth, takes time and lots of moolah. That can make promising high-quality content, like 4K, difficult to deliver at scale.

Blockcast fixes all this

and lets you participate in helping scale the internet

Technology integration

Blockcast technology integrates with Internet Service Providers and uses a multicast delivery model to distribute content more efficiently.

Content delivery

Blockcast can deliver content over regular networks or through unused over-the-air capacity.

User Participation

By running a Blockcast node or installing Blockcast client software, you can help multicast content to your community, easing the ISP's load.

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How it Works

Run a Node

Set up a Blockcast node at home, in your garage, or even a data center. Install the software on your computer with enough RAM, storage, and bandwidth, and you’re in! Welcome to the Blockcast community :)

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The Network Buckles

Football fans want to watch the live stream of the World Cup final, but there’s more demand than capacity. Streams quickly drop from 1080p to SD and then vanish—but your Blockcast node is ready to save the day.

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Broadcast to Blockcasters

Thankfully, the Content owner uses Blockcast! The stream gets delivered through ISPs, 5G cellular networks, TV broadcasters and satellite operators—right to your Blockcast node. Win!

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4K for you...and your neighbors!

With Blockcast, your node shares bandwidth with the whole neighborhood. It’s a win-win: everyone gets high-quality streams, such as 4K live streams, and you earn rewards for helping out.

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How it Works

Run a Node

Anyone can participate by gearing up at home, in a garage, or in a data center. You’ll need to install a Blockcast node or install our software on your own devices with enough RAM and storage, and of course, bandwidth. Once you’ve got your Blockcast node running, you become an official Blockcaster. And with the World Cup streaming soon, you'll be ready!

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The Network Buckles

A content provider is streaming the LIVE World Cup final. Football fans in NYC are excited and requesting the stream. But there’s more demand than capacity. Streams quickly go from 1080p to SD and then to unavailable. But your node is ready!

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Broadcast to Blockcasters

Thankfully, that content provider is using Blockcast too! Blockcast gets the stream and multicasts it through ISPs,  5G cellular operators, TV broadcasters, and satellite operators...and to your Blockcast node. Woohoo!

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4K for you...and your neighbors!

Blockcasters who have the streams use their network bandwidth to multicast the content to everyone in their neighborhood. It’s a win-win: everyone in the community gets the high-quality content they want, maybe even the World Cup match in 4K or a distance-learning course, without relying on local ISPs who don't have capacity. And, Blockcasters earn tokens for helping out.

Who benefits from Blockcast Network?

Streaming Content Providers
Optimize OTT and live streaming
Gaming Studios
Deliver seamless live updates
Software developers
Streamline software updates
Connected cars
efficient data distribution
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"Their approach to leveraging over-the-air broadcast for multicast delivery of internet content is groundbreaking and could help lead to new approaches and revenue streams for our members."

Madeleine Noland
president of ATSC

"I am very impressed with how Blockcast's solution not only solves internet capacity issues affecting streaming scalability but also decentralizes content delivery and provides an open marketplace for anyone, even individual users, to participate in the delivery ecosystem."

Jason Thibeault
CEO of SVTA