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Re:Ask HN: Video streaming is expensive yet YouTube "seems" ... by rahimnathwani on Sunday May 19, 2024 @11:57PM (#40412140)
OK I don't think we're disagreeing on any factual point.

The only point I wanted to make is that the 'terabit of network' doesn't have to be end to end, so it's not as scary as it may sound.

Re:Ask HN: Video streaming is expensive yet YouTube "seems" ... by immibis on Monday May 20, 2024 @11:55PM (#40423938)
In some ways it's less scary: no long inter-site fiber runs that I assume are an absolute nightmare, and no renting those same runs at exorbitant rates. All your hands-on work remains in the datacenter, which is set up to make it a breeze. In other ways it's more scary: you have to negotiate with a lot more counterparties and visit a lot more datacenters.