At Zenlayer, we’re on a mission to enhance global connectivity and improve digital user experience — and we’re thrilled to now share our progress here on Medium. Welcome to our first post.
Read on to learn all about the important work that Zenlayer is doing, who we are as a company, and an overview of our core products.
Building a better-connected world
The internet is taking over all aspects of daily life. It’s changing how we work, communicate, ingest information, and consume media and entertainment. But for many people, this critical utility still isn’t available.
The United Nations reports that about 3.7 billion people — or roughly half of the world’s population — still lacks basic access to the internet. And unfortunately, some of the least developed countries are also the least connected, with only 19% of people online.
As such, the UN has a goal of providing everyone with safe and affordable access to the internet by 2030. According to the UN, achieving universal and meaningful digital connectivity — meaning a satisfying, enriching, productive, and affordable online experience — is key for enabling global digital transformation.
Everyone wins in a world that’s more interconnected with fast, efficient, and reliable digital services. For businesses, high-performance connectivity brings productivity, continuity and security. For end users, stronger connectivity makes life easier, more democratized, and more enjoyable. There is an enormous opportunity at hand for gaming, media and entertainment, cloud service providers, blockchains, and financial providers to grow user base throughout places like Asia, South America, the Middle East, and Africa, as the digital economies in these regions are developing exceptionally fast. Research indicates that emerging markets outperformed developed economies in the two decades prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, and are on track to expand more rapidly looking forward. For example, most emerging economies in Asia are set to increase by 2–3% per year through 2050. In U.S. and Europe, a growth rate of just 1–2% is expected through 2050.
Achieving the UN’s goal of universal access and closing the connectivity gap will be challenging — but it’s not impossible. And this is where Zenlayer comes into play, as a global connectivity enabler that’s helping companies expand beyond their borders and bring low-latency, high-quality digital services to people deep in global emerging markets.
Who is Zenlayer?
Zenlayer is the most distributed edge cloud platform in the world, connecting companies with high-growth emerging markets. The company empowers businesses to greatly reduce application latency for global users through powerful edge computing and high-speed connectivity through a vast global network that contains over 290 global edge nodes.
Customers have access to a comprehensive portfolio of edge cloud services, including:
· Bare Metal Cloud: Combining the high-performance computing power of bare metal with the flexibility of the cloud, Bare Metal Cloud offers highly scalable, on-demand bare metal servers across more than 40 countries.
· Cloud Networking: A global on-demand network as a service (NaaS) product that instantly connects data centers, cloud services, and more.
· IP Transit: Access a blend of the best regional ISPs, and more than 50 Tbps of network capacity spanning long-haul routes and intra-regional connections.
· Zenlayer Global Accelerator: Instantly accelerate connectivity and boost application performance, for an improved cross-border digital experience.
· Turbo: A service that instantly accelerates apps with click-button ease, boosting speeds by up to 500%.
· Content Delivery Network: A powerful content delivery service that runs on the Zenlayer global network, bringing content to users quickly and reliably.
Zenlayer’s main purpose
With every new and innovative product, Zenlayer makes it easier for businesses to bring their users together around the world. We’re focused on reducing latency to make digital interactions feel real, and we know the way to do that is by getting as close as possible to their users.
When this happens, customers are happier. And when customers are happier, companies can rest easy knowing they can focus on making a better product.
How Zenlayer started
Zenlayer is the vision of founder and CEO Joe Zhu. The company launched in 2014 with a firm belief that universal access and connectivity improves the quality of life for all.
By providing reliable, low-latency connections for every person, every business, in every geography, Zenlayer is changing the course of communities and individuals for the better.
Zenlayer’s overarching mission is to guide clients confidently through uncertainty as they expand into new markets, and, ultimately, interconnect the world. We are technology enablers, and relationship builders. We are in your time zone, speak your language, and we will be by your side every step of the way. Our actions are grounded in trust and acted upon with integrity. We turn complexity into simplicity with the spirit of “Zen”, which guides every decision we make at Zenlayer.
What to expect from Zenlayer on Medium
There’s a lot happening at Zenlayer, and here on Medium we’ll be sharing our journey and providing a range of educational materials on topics around edge cloud.
In addition, we’ll be sharing product updates and news to keep you informed about the latest innovations, use cases and collaborations in the space of edge, cloud, and interconnection. So make sure to check back soon for our next post!
