[Satellite TODAY 10-18-11] International telco Telefónica has deployed Wowza Media Server software as a component on its new multi-screen content delivery network (CDN), Telefónica announced Oct. 17.

   Telefónica said it would use the Wowza Media Server software to deliver a range of services for Adobe Flash and Microsoft Silverlight-capable computers, smartphones and tablets, as well as a variety of additional video-capable devices.

   Telefónica has deployed its Global Delivery Service to more than 40 content delivery nodes in 10 countries, and it is expected to end the year with nodes in 22 cities with an aggregate capacity of 600 Gbps. Telefónica also said it plans to increase the capacity of its CDN to more than 2 Tbps by the end of 2012.

“Wowza is providing us not only with a highly cost-effective media server, but also with a robust platform for high-value services that complements our ongoing development through    Telefónica research and development,” Telefónica CDN Global Services Director Fernando Fronza said in a statement.