A CDN Without POPs?

When explaining how our CDN functions to someone for the first time, whether to a potential customer or a seasoned industry veteran, the initial reaction is frequently a puzzled stare. Those with some familiarity with how CDNs function instantly steer the conversation to points-of-presence (POPs). Inevitably, we’re asked how many POPs we have and where our edge servers are located, the two metrics that seem to be the most popular means of gauging the quality of a CDN at first glance. However, our unique CDN was built on an infrastructure with no POPs at all, and though we have added and are continuing to add servers in various locations, the core of the Tulix CDN is a centralized distribution system housed in our data centers in Atlanta, Georgia.