![]() ![]() As such, these "tier 1" providers like aren't accepting new tier 1 partners. The definition of a "tier 1 network provider" is that once your network packets get to 1 of the 17 "tier 1" providers, they can route it to any one of the other 16 "tier 1" providers directly - every one of the "tier 1" providers interconnect DIRECTLY with every single one of the other "tier 1" providers. These "tier 1" providers DO NOT PAY FOR BANDWIDTH and yet charge something like 100 times as much as it really costs to provide the service (and I have proof of that). These are companies like AT&T, Zayo (formerly AboveNet), Lumen (formerly CenturyLink), GTT, etc. There are a fixed 17 network providers that are called "tier 1 network providers" that 99% of all internet traffic pretty much has to flow over at some point. Backblaze and most other companies are being gouged on bandwidth charges - we are FORCED to pay way too much. This is part of a longer rant I have, but here is how/why it works. I can't guarantee anything, but at Backblaze we're EXTREMELY happy with the relationship with Cloudflare and honestly, that peering isn't going anywhere if we have any say over it. ![]() Don't want to end up with them pulling the cord randomly one day. ![]()
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