Qwilt Leads the Future of Edge Cloud, Surpassing 2,000 Edge Nodes Across Six Continents

News Summary:

• Qwilt’s highly distributed edge cloud now operates 2,196 edge nodes, deeply embedded within service provider networks across 38 countries on six continents
• With over 150Tbps of capacity within the service provider access network, Qwilt powers the largest true Edge Cloud, outpacing legacy infrastructure in latency, performance and scale
• Nearly 200 partnerships with major service, content, and application providers, including Airtel, BT, Comcast, Telefonica, Verizon and Vodafone, demonstrate Qwilt’s leadership in edge ecosystem enablement
• This global edge footprint is available through a single, programmatic API, simplifying access to the last mile at massive global scale

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Qwilt today announced that it has surpassed a significant milestone, deploying 2,196 edge nodes across 38 countries on six continents. This expansion solidifies Qwilt’s leadership in Edge Cloud, delivering unmatched proximity, speed, and scale for edge compute and delivery.

Today, Qwilt partners with major service, content and application providers worldwide, including Airtel, BT, Comcast, Telefonica, Verizon, and Vodafone, demonstrating its strategic alignment with the future of the service provider edge. Its highly distributed architecture now forms the world’s largest true Edge Cloud, embedded directly within service provider access networks.

“Through our Open Edge framework, we’ve unlocked access to the last mile of the network, igniting a global edge ecosystem capable of ultra-low latency compute and application delivery,” said Alon Maor, CEO, Qwilt. “Exceeding 2,000 edge nodes proves both the growing demand for hyper-local edge compute and the power of our platform to scale globally. Most importantly, this massive global infrastructure is now accessible through a single, programmatic API, making it easier than ever to build and deliver next-generation applications at the true edge.”

Qwilt’s rapid global deployment redefines what it means to operate “at the edge.” While traditional platforms often stop at metro data centers or IXPs, Qwilt goes significantly deeper—embedding compute and caching directly within last-mile networks. This gives service providers and content publishers a radically more efficient, scalable, and performant alternative to legacy delivery and centralized cloud models.

Qwilt’s Open Edge architecture offers:

• Hyper-local distribution – at the neighborhood level, on average 10x closer to end users than legacy CDNs or cloud platforms
• Ultra-low latency compute and delivery – heightened proximity unlocks sub-5ms performance for real-time services and applications
• Reduced network congestion – shifting content and compute to the edge cuts backhaul costs and traffic
• Ease of global last-mile access – the Open Edge ecosystem revolutionizes service velocity at the local edge

“There are two key reasons why our Open Edge Cloud is growing eight times faster than traditional platforms,” Maor added. “First, our deep partnership model puts edge nodes and origin servers directly into service provider access networks—already enabling over 150 Tbps of last-mile capacity. Second, we’ve made this massive global edge accessible via a single, standards-based API. That’s a game-changer for service providers and developers building the next wave of real-time applications.”

As demand accelerates for real-time applications - from streaming and gaming, to enterprise software, large language models, and other compute-heavy services - Qwilt’s globally distributed edge ensures infrastructure is ready, local, and scalable.

About Qwilt

Qwilt’s mission is to deliver connected experiences at the quality they were imagined. Its model is built on partnerships with application and service providers, globally, to create a fabric that powers high-performance services at the very edge of neighborhoods, big and small.

Qwilt’s open architecture and inclusive business model make local edge compute and delivery more accessible than ever, unlocking more reliable, higher-quality experiences at greater scale. A growing number of the world’s leading content publishers and cable, telco, and mobile service providers rely on Qwilt for Edge Cloud services, including Airtel, BT, Comcast, Telecom Argentina, Telecom Italia, Telefonica, TIM Brazil, Verizon, and Vodafone.

Qwilt is a leader of the Open Edge and Open Caching movement and a founding member of the Streaming Video Technology Alliance. Qwilt is backed by Accel Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, Cisco Ventures, Disruptive, Innovation Endeavors, Marker, Redpoint Ventures, and Digital Alpha. For more information, visit www.qwilt.com.