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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.
The analysis highlights History, Technology and Companies as prominent areas in the source structure around Edgecast.
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The extracted context around Edgecast shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Edgecast → California, December, Edgecast Networks, Inc, It, Los Angeles, On December, Steamboat Ventures, The Walt Disney Company, Verizon Communications, Verizon's Another extracted example is Edgecast → .mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:r…. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.
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edgio inc verizon services media networks technology digital founded company rebranded cdn subsidiary uplynk 2006 acquired 2025 parler cloud technologies
TTTA extracted 23 structured relationships around Edgecast. Examples in this analysis include Edgecast → ASN → .mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:r… and Edgecast → Fate → Acquired by Parler Cloud Technologies. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgecast | ASN | .mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:r… | 1.00 | infobox |
| Edgecast | Fate | Acquired by Parler Cloud Technologies | 1.00 | infobox |
| Edgecast | Formerly | Verizon Digital Media Services (2014–2021), Edgio (2022-2024) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Edgecast | Founded | August 2006; 20 years ago (2006-08) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Edgecast | Headquarters | Dallas, Texas | 1.00 | infobox |
| Edgecast | Industry | Internet | 1.00 | infobox |
| Edgecast | Key people | Alex Kazerani (CEO & Founder) James Segil (President & Founder) Phil Goldsmith (CRO & Founder) Jay Sakata (CTO & Founder) Lior Elazary (Chief Research Officer & Founder) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Edgecast | Number of employees | 400+ (2021) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Edgecast | Parent | Parler Cloud Technologies (2025–on) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Edgecast | Successor | Edgecast | 1.00 | infobox |
| Edgecast | Type | Subsidiary | 1.00 | infobox |
| Edgecast | Website | edgecast.io | 1.00 | infobox |
The concept neighborhoods around Edgecast bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Networks, Verizon and Media. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.
For Edgecast, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Edgecast with Overview. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.
TTTA analyzes the structure around Edgecast to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History, Technology & Companies, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.
Source: Wikipedia — Edgecast · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout