As audiences increasingly demand flawless streams for marquee live events, the technical and financial strain on content delivery networks has become a critical industry challenge. That pressure is what drives the newly announced plan by Netskrt to deepen its existing relationship with Oracle, aiming to give streaming platforms a more stable path for high-traffic moments without the fear of runaway cloud bills.
Through Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Global CDN Connect, OCI customers are expected to gain access to Netskrt’s global content delivery network
The Vancouver-based company, which operates a content delivery network engineered for high-concurrency streaming events, announced on October 27, 2026, its intention to join Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Global CDN Connect. This planned expansion is designed to merge dedicated connections to OCI with Netskrt’s worldwide network, allowing streaming providers to maintain reliability while keeping spending predictable as their audience bases expand.
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Viewers expect exceptional streaming quality, whether they’re watching a championship game live or catching up on a favorite series.”— Sig Luft, CEO of Netskrt
The core of this collaboration centers on how data moves. By using OCI Global CDN Connect, Netskrt is expected to pull content from OCI Object Storage via dedicated links, which sidesteps the unpredictable congestion often found on the public internet. For eligible transfers in supported regions, the plan includes the elimination of OCI data egress charges, subject to specific regional and onboarding criteria. This financial structure is expected to significantly reduce the cloud-related costs associated with moving content into Netskrt’s network for final viewer delivery.
“Viewers expect exceptional streaming quality, whether they’re watching a championship game live or catching up on a favorite series,” said Siegfried Luft, co-founder and CEO, Netskrt. “For live sports, millions of viewers can arrive at once, putting enormous pressure on the networks serving them. Netskrt brings delivery capacity closer to those audiences, including inside their internet service providers’ networks. Our expanded collaboration with Oracle is expected to connect that reach with cloud infrastructure to help streaming platforms deliver a reliable viewing experience when demand is at its highest.”
This initiative is aimed squarely at helping streaming platforms handle the unique demands of live sports, event replays, films, and series. The flexibility offered by OCI Global CDN Connect is expected to allow providers to deploy Netskrt as a standalone solution or as part of a broader multi-CDN approach, depending on their specific audience distribution and technical requirements.
“Streaming providers need reliable delivery and predictable costs as their audiences grow,” said William Choe, group vice president, networking and edge, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. “OCI Global CDN Connect is expected to support both through dedicated connectivity and zero egress charges for eligible transfers. Working with Netskrt is expected to bring those benefits even closer to viewers thanks to the company’s deep deployments in subscriber-facing ISP networks.”
The new plan builds upon prior work between Netskrt and Oracle, notably their joint efforts on Media Over QUIC (MOQ). The two companies previously demonstrated a coordinated delivery path at IBC 2026 across independently operated infrastructure. The planned participation in OCI Global CDN Connect is viewed as a natural extension of that relationship, moving into the realm of dedicated cloud-to-CDN connectivity and improved origin transfer economics.
Streaming providers seeking more details on this planned offering are encouraged to reach out to Netskrt or their OCI account team for specifics on supported regions, eligible transfer paths, and onboarding requirements.
About Netskrt Systems
Netskrt is disrupting the CDN space by improving economics up and down the streaming value chain while focusing on use cases that deliver large and complex content downloads. Live tier-one sports, hotly anticipated game drops, and video-on-demand are delivered more efficiently and with higher quality of experience. The Netskrt CDN accomplishes this through dynamically instantiated capacity, global reach, and last-mile awareness.
For more information, visit www.netskrt.io.
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Why it matters: This partnership signals a shift toward cost-control as a primary driver in streaming infrastructure decisions, addressing the reality that unpredictable egress fees can cripple profitability during viral moments. By integrating dedicated connectivity with zero-egress incentives, the collaboration could set a new benchmark for how the industry manages the financial risks of massive, simultaneous viewership.
