# Qwilt

> Qwilt builds the Open Edge Cloud - a federated CDN embedded inside service provider networks (Verizon, BT, Vodafone, Comcast, Telecom Italia and dozens more) that pushes video, software, and real-time applications closer to the end user than any traditional cloud. Founded in 2010 by ex-Cisco and ex-Juniper engineers, it operates 2,196 edge nodes across 38 countries on 6 continents with 150+ Tbps of edge capacity, and is the leading commercial champion of the Open Caching standard inside the Streaming Video Technology Alliance.

- **Founded:** 2010
- **Headquarters:** Redwood City, California, United States
- **Founders:** Alon Maor (Co-founder & CEO), Dan Sahar (Co-founder & VP Product), Mark Fisher (Co-founder)
- **Team size:** ~220 employees
- **Products:** Qwilt Open Edge Cloud, Open Caching CDN, Edge API, Qwilt Cloud
- **Notable:** Surpassed 2,196 edge nodes across 38 countries on 6 continents (April 2025), Reached 150+ Tbps of edge capacity inside service provider access networks, Founding member of the Streaming Video Technology Alliance

## Products & services

- **Qwilt Open Edge Cloud** — A federated CDN and edge compute platform deployed deep inside service provider networks, delivering video and applications from caches typically one hop from the subscriber.
- **Open Caching CDN** — Qwilt's commercial implementation of the SVTA Open Caching standard, allowing content publishers to terminate delivery inside ISP networks instead of over the public internet.
- **Edge API** — A single programmatic API exposing 150+ Tbps of distributed edge capacity across 38 countries for live streaming, VOD, software delivery, and real-time applications.
- **Qwilt Cloud** — Cloud-based control plane for orchestration, real-time analytics, A/B testing, session management, and origin failover across the global edge footprint.

## Achievements

- Surpassed 2,196 edge nodes across 38 countries on 6 continents (April 2025)
- Reached 150+ Tbps of edge capacity inside service provider access networks
- Founding member of the Streaming Video Technology Alliance
- Authored and shipped the first commercial Open Caching deployments worldwide
- Closed a $70M Series E at an $800M valuation led by Cisco (2021)

## Latest updates

- **2025-04** — Announced 2,000+ edge nodes deployed across 6 continents with 150 Tbps of capacity, accessible via a single API.
- **2025-03** — Partnership with Corix to extend Open Edge across North America and Europe.
- **2024-02** — Turkcell joins the Cisco/Qwilt federation to deliver streaming from the network edge across Turkey.
- **2023-07** — Fastweb adopts Cisco/Qwilt Open Caching for the Italian market.

## Links

- Website: https://qwilt.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/qwilt
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/qwilt
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@QwiltInc
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Qwilt.Inc

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