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Edgecast: History, Technology & Companies

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.

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Edgecast topic overview

The analysis highlights History, Technology and Companies as prominent areas in the source structure around Edgecast.

Related topics
16
Source areas
3
Connected nodes
19
Extracted relationships
23
Concept neighborhoods
10
Bridge connections
19

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

History · 7 topics
Overview · 7 topics
Uplynk · 2 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Founded
August 2006; 20 years ago (2006-08)
Industry
Internet
Headquarters
Dallas, Texas
Fate
Acquired by Parler Cloud Technologies
Formerly
Verizon Digital Media Services (2014–2021), Edgio (2022-2024)
Key people
Alex Kazerani (CEO & Founder) James Segil (President & Founder) Phil Goldsmith (CRO & Founder) Jay Sakata (CTO & Founder) Lior Elazary (Chief Research Officer & Founder)

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

History

Uplynk

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How Edgecast connects Entity context

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.

Edgecast

Top relations

related to history · 11
Edgecast → California, December, Edgecast Networks, Inc, It, Los Angeles, On December, Steamboat Ventures, The Walt Disney Company, Verizon Communications, Verizon's
ASN · 1
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…
Fate · 1
Edgecast → Acquired by Parler Cloud Technologies
Formerly · 1
Edgecast → Verizon Digital Media Services (2014–2021), Edgio (2022-2024)
Founded · 1
Edgecast → August 2006; 20 years ago (2006-08)
Headquarters · 1
Edgecast → Dallas, Texas
Industry · 1
Edgecast → Internet
Key people · 1
Edgecast → Alex Kazerani (CEO & Founder) James Segil (President & Founder) Phil Goldsmith (CRO & Founder) Jay Sakata (CTO & Founder) Lior Elazary (Chief Research Officer & Founder)
Number of employees · 1
Edgecast → 400+ (2021)
Parent · 1
Edgecast → Parler Cloud Technologies (2025–on)

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

edgio inc verizon services media networks technology digital founded company rebranded cdn subsidiary uplynk 2006 acquired 2025 parler cloud technologies

Edgecast relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

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.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
EdgecastASN.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…1.00infobox
EdgecastFateAcquired by Parler Cloud Technologies1.00infobox
EdgecastFormerlyVerizon Digital Media Services (2014–2021), Edgio (2022-2024)1.00infobox
EdgecastFoundedAugust 2006; 20 years ago (2006-08)1.00infobox
EdgecastHeadquartersDallas, Texas1.00infobox
EdgecastIndustryInternet1.00infobox
EdgecastKey peopleAlex Kazerani (CEO & Founder) James Segil (President & Founder) Phil Goldsmith (CRO & Founder) Jay Sakata (CTO & Founder) Lior Elazary (Chief Research Officer & Founder)1.00infobox
EdgecastNumber of employees400+ (2021)1.00infobox
EdgecastParentParler Cloud Technologies (2025–on)1.00infobox
EdgecastSuccessorEdgecast1.00infobox
EdgecastTypeSubsidiary1.00infobox
EdgecastWebsiteedgecast.io1.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

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.

  • Edgecast
    • Networks
    • Verizon
    • Media
    • Cloud
    • Parler
    • Subsidiary
    • Technologies
    • Digital
    • Inc
    • Services
    • Edgio
    • February
  • edgecast
    • Networks
    • Verizon
    • Media
    • Cloud
    • Parler
    • Subsidiary
    • Technologies
    • Digital
    • Inc
    • Services
    • Edgio
    • February
  • edgio
    • Networks
    • Bankruptcy
    • Entered
    • Formerly
    • June
    • Acquired
    • Subsidiary
    • Rebranded
    • Company
    • Inc
    • Media
    • Services
  • disney interactive media group
    • Verizon
    • Services
    • Founded
    • Subsidiary
    • Uplynk
    • Networks
    • Company
    • Yahoo
    • Acquired
    • Disney
    • Media
    • Formerly
  • yahoo! inc.
    • Services
    • Formerly
    • Media
    • Verizon
    • Subsidiary
    • Networks
    • Rebranded
    • Edgecast
    • Digital
    • Inc
    • Yahoo
    • Acquired
  • the walt disney company
    • Founded
    • Services
    • Uplynk
    • Company
    • Disney
    • Group
    • Used
    • Media
    • Formerly
    • Verizon
    • Parler
    • Subsidiary
  • limelight networks
    • Subsidiary
    • Limelight
    • Networks
    • Acquired
    • Services
    • Verizon
    • Rebranded
    • June
    • Yahoo
    • Cloud
    • Disney
    • Founded
  • disney–abc television group
    • Founded
    • Services
    • Uplynk
    • Company
    • Media
    • Formerly
    • Verizon
    • Group
    • Parler
    • Subsidiary
    • Technologies
    • Used

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

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.

Min side: 3
EdgecastOverview · splits 12 ⟂ 8
EdgecastHistory · splits 12 ⟂ 8
EdgecastUplynk · splits 17 ⟂ 3

Map overview Semantic statistics

Edgecast

Nodes20
Edges19
Triples23
Avg. degree1.9
Density0.1
Components1

Source & methodology

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

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