Company Overview
CDNetworks is a leading content delivery network (CDN) and edge computing service provider in the Asia-Pacific region, founded in 2000 and headquartered in Seongnam, South Korea. The company is listed on the KOSDAQ stock exchange (ticker: 073710). As a globally recognized CDN vendor, CDNetworks operates over 2,800 nodes across 50+ countries and regions, delivering high-performance global acceleration services for industries including gaming, video streaming, e-commerce, finance, and manufacturing.
With its roots in the Asian market, CDNetworks has expanded globally with well-established node coverage in North America, Europe, Southeast Asia, and China, holding a particularly strong position in South Korea and Japan.
Core Products
| Product | Description |
|---|---|
| Static CDN Acceleration | Global caching acceleration for static assets like images, CSS, and JS files, reducing origin server load |
| Dynamic CDN Acceleration | Intelligent routing for dynamic content, optimizing uncacheable content such as APIs and database queries |
| Edge Computing | Run custom code at edge nodes, supporting lightweight Serverless computing and application hosting |
| Web Application Firewall (WAF) | Cloud-based web application protection against SQL injection, XSS, CC attacks, and common threats |
| DDoS Protection | Distributed denial-of-service attack protection with L3/L4/L7 multi-layer defense |
| Stream Acceleration | Optimized video delivery for live and on-demand streaming, supporting HLS, MPEG-DASH and major protocols |
| Download Acceleration | Large file download optimization supporting resume and multi-threaded transfer |
| API Acceleration | Intelligent routing and connection optimization for API requests, reducing global access latency |
Core Strengths
Asia-Pacific Leadership: Dominant market share in South Korea's CDN market with extensive node coverage in Japan and Southeast Asia, delivering optimal Asian access experience.
Global Node Network: Over 2,800 nodes across 50+ countries and regions with ample backbone bandwidth capacity.
Full-Stack Security: Integrated WAF, DDoS protection, and Bot management for unified CDN and security delivery.
Edge Computing Platform: Edge-based compute capabilities enabling business logic deployment closest to end users.
Key Milestones
- 2000: CDNetworks was founded in South Korea, starting CDN acceleration services
- 2000s: Became the largest CDN provider in South Korea, serving major Korean portals and gaming companies
- 2014: Listed on KOSDAQ in South Korea, accelerating global business expansion
- 2017: Surpassed 200 global nodes, covering North America, Europe, and Southeast Asia
- 2020: Launched edge computing platform, expanded into WAF and DDoS protection services
- 2024: Over 2,800 global nodes, continuing to deepen APAC and global CDN market presence
- 2026: Serving enterprise customers worldwide as a leading APAC CDN and edge cloud provider
Market Position
CDNetworks is a leading content delivery and edge computing service provider in the Asia-Pacific region, competing with the following providers:
- Akamai: The largest CDN vendor globally, competing with CDNetworks in enterprise-grade and complex application scenarios
- Cloudflare: A leading global edge security and CDN platform, competing with CDNetworks in the SMB and developer market
- Fastly: Known for high-performance programmable CDN and compute platforms, competing with CDNetworks in technically-driven customer segments
- StackPath: Edge computing and security service provider, competing with CDNetworks in the edge computing space
- ChinaCache: A long-established Chinese CDN provider, competing with CDNetworks in the Asia-Pacific CDN market
- Alibaba Cloud CDN: Alibaba Cloud's CDN service, competing with CDNetworks in China and Southeast Asian markets
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