
Google on Wednesday offered a behind-the-scenes look at its peering and colocation policies for Google Fiber. In the post, the company revealed that it lets Netflix and content delivery network Akamai place their own content servers in Google’s facilities in order to create a “win-win-win” situation for itself, partners and customers. Much has been made of Netflix’s paid peering agreements with Comcast and Verizon. Peering, which is the process of directly hooking up the networks of two different providers, has been a longstanding practice in the industry._However, when_a company like Comcast competes with Netflix, having to reach a paid agreement...
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