Edgecast provided enterprises and media companies with a high-performance, globally distributed edge platform for content delivery, streaming, security, and edge computing — all accessible via developer-friendly APIs.
Last updated May 11, 2026 by AI Enrichment
A major CDN and edge cloud provider serving large media, entertainment, and enterprise customers, competing with Akamai, Fastly, and Cloudflare before being absorbed into Edgio.
Edgecast was founded in 2006 as a content delivery network (CDN) and edge cloud platform provider, offering a comprehensive suite of services including content delivery, media streaming, web security, and edge computing. The company built a globally distributed network of points of presence (PoPs) to accelerate web performance, protect against DDoS attacks, and enable high-quality video streaming for some of the world's largest digital media companies, broadcasters, and enterprises. Edgecast was known for its developer-friendly APIs, robust streaming infrastructure, and strong focus on media and entertainment customers. Verizon acquired Edgecast in 2014, integrating it into its digital media services division under the Verizon Digital Media Services (VDMS) brand. Under Verizon's ownership, Edgecast's technology continued to power large-scale content delivery and streaming operations, serving major broadcasters, OTT platforms, and enterprise customers globally. The platform expanded its capabilities in areas such as serverless edge computing, WAF, bot management, and advanced video processing. In 2022, Verizon sold the Edgecast business to Limelight Networks, which subsequently rebranded itself as Edgio in 2022 to reflect the combined entity. The Edgecast brand was effectively absorbed into Edgio, which positioned itself as a next-generation edge platform combining Limelight's CDN infrastructure with Edgecast's technology stack. Edgio itself later faced financial difficulties and filed for bankruptcy in 2024, marking the end of the Edgecast legacy as a distinct operational entity.
Globally distributed network for fast, reliable delivery of web content and assets.
End-to-end live and on-demand video streaming with encoding, packaging, and delivery.
Cloud-based WAF protecting web applications from OWASP threats and zero-day vulnerabilities.
Volumetric and application-layer DDoS mitigation at the edge.
Detection and mitigation of malicious bot traffic to protect web properties.
Serverless edge computing platform allowing developers to run logic at the edge.
Caching layer that reduces origin server load and improves cache hit ratios.
Granular, real-time reporting and analytics on CDN traffic and performance.