EdgeNext - CDN Planet

EdgeNext is a leading edge cloud platform with the largest CDN network in the Middle East and Africa (MEA). With 1,500+ edge nodes worldwide, a strong on-the-ground presence across MEA and other emerging markets and a flexible edge cloud architecture that unifies CDN, edge computing and cloud services, EdgeNext enables businesses to reduce latency and scale efficiently while meeting local compliance and data-residency requirements.

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EdgeNext Products

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Product
Dynamic content deliveryNon-cacheable content delivery. User login, shopping cart ...		Dynamic Acceleration
Small file deliveryStatic object delivery; caching of small files (file size <1 MB)		CDN
Large file deliveryStatic object delivery; caching of large files (file size >1 MB)		CDN
Live videoDelivery of live video. RTMP? Transcoding/transmuxing?		Streaming
Video on demandDelivery of on demand video		Streaming
Image OptimizationAutomatic image transformation/compression/optimization
DNSAuthoritative DNS for customer domain		Global, including China
WAFWeb Application Firewall		Part of the Security CDN
Anti-DDoSDDoS attack protection. Specific product(s) for this.		Part of the Security CDN
Private CDNDedicated edge resources & custom configs
Edge ComputeRun your code on CDN edge servers		Edge Cloud

EdgeNext Network

EdgeNext's architecture features strategically located PoPs in major cities around the world. Within mainland China, EdgeNext has 1100+ POPs and outside China EdgeNext's network map is equally impressive, including POPs in South Africa, India and the Middle East.

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^* = planned POPs
^** = multiple POPs

North America	13 locations in 2 countries
		United States	Ashburn - Chicago - Dallas - Denver - Los Angeles - Miami - New York - Santa Clara - Seattle - San Jose
		Canada	Montreal - Toronto - Vancouver
Latin America	13 locations in 8 countries
		Argentina	Buenos Aires
		Brazil	Brasilia - Fortaleza - Rio de Janeiro - Salvador - São Paulo
		Chile	Santiago
		Colombia	Bogotá
		Mexico	Mexico City - Querétaro
		Peru	Lima
		Paraguay	Asunción
		Venezuela	Caracas
Europe	8 locations in 7 countries
		Germany	Frankfurt
		Spain	Madrid
		Finland	Helsinki
		France	Marseille - Paris
		United Kingdom	London
		Italy	Milan
		Netherlands	Amsterdam
Russia & CIS	5 locations in 4 countries
		Azerbaijan	Baku
		Kazakhstan	Astana
		Russia	Moscow - St. Petersburg
		Uzbekistan	Tashkent
Asia excl. China	38 locations in 19 countries
		Bangladesh	Dhaka - Jashore
		Brunei	Bandar Seri Begawan
		Hong Kong	Hong Kong
		Indonesia	Denpasar - Jakarta - Makassar - Medan - Sampalan - Surabaya
		India	Bangalore - Chennai - Hyderabad - Mumbai - New Delhi
		Japan	Okayama - Osaka - Tokyo
		Cambodia	Phnom Penh
		South Korea	Seoul
		Laos	Vientiane
		Myanmar	Mandalay - Yangon
		Macau	Macau
		Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur
		Nepal	Kathmandu
		Philippines	Cebu City - Manila
		Pakistan	Islamabad - Karachi
		Singapore	Singapore
		Thailand	Bangkok - Chonburi - Mueang Pathum Thani
		Taiwan	Taipei
		Vietnam	Da Nang - Hanoi - Ho Chi Minh City
China	1100 locations in 1 country
		China	Tier 1, 2 and 3 cities and provinces in China
Oceania	1 location in 1 country
		Australia	Sydney
Middle East	20 locations in 12 countries
		United Arab Emirates	Dubai - Fujairah
		Bahrain	Manama
		Iraq	Alhillah - Baghdad - Baqubah - Erbil - Mosul - Sulaymaniyah
		Jordan	Amman
		Kuwait	Kuwait City
		Lebanon	Beirut
		Oman	Muscat
		Qatar	Doha
		Palestinian Territory	Nablus
		Saudi Arabia	Dammam - Jeddah - Riyadh
		Turkey	Istanbul
		Yemen	Sana'a
Africa	25 locations in 21 countries
		Botswana	Gaborone
		Republic of the Congo	Brazzaville - Kinshasa
		Algeria	Algiers
		Egypt	Cairo
		Ethiopia	Addis Ababa
		Guinea-Bissau	Libreville
		Kenya	Nairobi
		Libya	Tripoli
		Morocco	Casablanca - Rabat
		Madagascar	Antananarivo
		Malawi	Lilongwe
		Niger	Niamey
		Nigeria	Lagos
		Mauritius	Port Louis
		Rwanda	Kigali
		Chad	N'Djamena
		Tunisia	Tunis
		Tanzania	Dar es Salaam - Dodoma
		Uganda	Kampala
		South Africa	Cape Town - Johannesburg
		Zambia	Lusaka

EdgeNext Pricing

EdgeNext CDN pricing is based on usage with a tiered pricing model. The low volume rates are competitive with other global CDNs. Get started with a free trial.

Pricing & contract duration
Minimum contract term		1 month
Minimum monthly costs		None for self-service customers
Requests costsCustomers pay for client to CDN requests		None
Ingress costsCustomers pay for origin-to-CDN bytes transferred		None
NA/EU traffic (low volume)		Unknown
APAC traffic (low volume)		Unknown
LATAM traffic (low volume)		Unknown

EdgeNext Features

EdgeNext has a mature, competitive feature set, including a staging environment.

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Web acceleration
Instant setupSign up, configure, start testing.		Self-service create account and configure account (EdgeNext to approve account)
Change propagation delayHow fast do config changes propagate to all POPs?		<5 minutes
Apex/root domain OK No performance degradation when using http(s)://domain.com
HTTP/2
HTTP/3		Supported, need EdgeNext's operations team to help with configuration
WebSockets Technology for bidirectional communication in client-server apps
IPv6Do the edge servers have IPv6?
Compression Reduce file size for faster delivery		Resend from origin, or compress on edge Fetch compressed or uncompressed from origin (configurable)
Origin pull - protocolHTTP only or HTTPS possible too?		HTTP and HTTPS
Origin pull - Host headerUse client > edge value? Set specific value?		Configure specific other Host header CDN can also forward client request Host header to origin
Origin Shield One POP pulls from origin, other POPs pull from the shield POP
Waiting RoomDuring peak traffic, route users to a virtual waiting room
Push / uploadStore your content directly on CDN, no customer origin		Upload in the portal or via API
Cache control - CDN caching		Full and granular control
Cache control - client caching		Full and granular control
Serve Stale CDN serves cached but expired content in case origin is in trouble		Cache-Control extensions support
Purge Invalidate or delete cached objects on CDN		Instant
Purge - capabilities		Purge all, purge by directory, soft purge
Analytics		Many metrics in the UI
Log files		Available for download in Portal or via API. Format can be customized.
API		Purge, configuration, analytics, logs, DNS, WAF, Anti-DDoS, etc.

HTTPS & Content Protection
CDN domain HTTPSUse the CDN's domain, like cloudfront.net
Customer domain HTTPSYour domain in the CDN's certificate		SNI. Pricing is custom.
Customer cert HTTPSYour certificate on the CDN		Pricing is custom
Token authentication		Not self-service, support is needed
Geo blocking		Not self-service, support is needed
Hotlink protectionThird parties cannot deeplink to your content		Self-service
Basic authenticationUser logs in on the CDN to get content		Self-service
IP white/blacklisting		Self-service

EdgeNext Support

EdgeNext provides support via email and phone to all customers.

Documentation		Good documentation
Human support		24/7 email support and phone support. Multiple support packages are available
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Learn more about EdgeNext

EdgeNext is an innovative edge cloud service provider with a global footprint, covering 250+ cities and regions, specializing in regional cloud delivery in China, APAC, and MEA. With its integrated edge cloud platform, EdgeNext offers products and services that can combine network + security + computing into a single complete solution. The platform unifies infrastructure, security acceleration, and edge node services with core solutions such as CDN, Streaming, Web Application Firewall, Anti-DDoS Protection, DNS Security, Edge Cloud Server, Bare Metal Server, and more.