AT&T Makes CDN Play

AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) is trying to steal some of Akamai Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq: AKAM) and Limelight Networks Inc. (Nasdaq: LLNW)'s customers by pushing further into the content delivery space with new partners, service offerings, and a $70 million commitment to building out its content delivery network (CDN).

The carrier, which stuck out like a sore thumb last month at Streaming Media East, is finally coming to market with a new suite of content delivery and rich media management tools.

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— Ryan Lawler, Senior Editor, Contentinople