New network is meant to be capable of streaming more than 1Tbps per server and supports a multi-PoP architecture
Telenor has turned to Broadpeak, a French specialist in video distribution technology, to dismantle its current content delivery network and establish a single, integrated CDN spanning its Nordic operations.
The infrastructure will serve Telenor's own streaming offerings—T-We, Telenor Stream and DNA TV—alongside external content providers leveraging a CDN-as-a-service arrangement. The system aims to maintain broadcast-quality performance during peak demand while offering Telenor centralized control over video services across the region.
Emil Hansen, VP Nordic TV at Telenor, framed the decision as pivotal to the company's video trajectory: "We're committed to delivering state-of-the-art live and on-demand streaming experiences for our customers across the region. Broadpeak is a proven leader in delivering quality at scale – they know how to handle complex migration challenges and provide the unified management we need to efficiently grow our services and offer even more value to our Nordic customers."
Broadpeak's Advanced CDN platform can handle throughput exceeding 1Tbps on individual servers and employs a multi-PoP design that Telenor expects will enhance both operational efficiency and service quality. Broadpeak CEO Jacques Le Mancq commented: "Telenor is leading the way in the strategic development of multi-country video services, harnessing modern and scalable streaming technologies to deliver the highest quality viewer experiences. We're proud to go on this journey with Telenor as we enable the deployment of future-proof, premium performance OTT services across the Nordics."
This move signals a fundamental shift in Telenor's content delivery strategy. Until June 2025, the operator actively marketed its proprietary CDN infrastructure as part of its wholesale connectivity offerings. That in-house system delivered approximately 2,400 Gbps of streaming capacity with room to scale, accommodating HLS, DASH and Icecast formats.
The platform came with a 99.9 per cent uptime service level agreement, encryption protections, geographic access controls and a web-based management interface featuring live performance metrics. It underpinned both direct-to-consumer and wholesale video services throughout Telenor's Nordic footprint.
Telenor had also incorporated analytics capabilities into its delivery layer. During September 2024, Telenor's operations in Sweden activated Agile Content's CDN Director, paired with Agama's video quality analytics suite. This combination enabled dynamic traffic routing across multiple networks based on real-time quality-of-experience data, which Telenor presented as a method to boost streaming reliability while making better use of available bandwidth.
The extent to which these earlier components will coexist with Broadpeak's technology remains unclear. While the announcement states that Broadpeak's systems will supplant Telenor's current CDN infrastructure, the operator has declined to specify whether prior integrations involving Agama and Agile Content will persist independently or merge into the new architecture.
Telenor is presenting the Broadpeak arrangement as a substantial modernization. The vendor's combination of broadcast-quality streaming, streamlined management and power-efficient design, according to Telenor, will enable rapid scaling across millions of endpoints while expanding its CDN-as-a-service revenue stream.
Source: Mobile Europe
