jsdelivr

[sebdeckers]

Ambitious project that could be in line with what we will need further down the road:
https://github.com/jsdelivr/jsdelivr

To be explored:

• Support for (South (East)) Asian CDNs
  Asia representation jsdelivr/jsdelivr#2272
• Support for China CDNs
  POP in China jsdelivr/jsdelivr#729
• Feasibility to set up custom POPs
  https://github.com/jsdelivr/dns-openmix
• Performance comparison with other CDNs
  https://github.com/jsdelivr/vps-rum

[sebdeckers]

Related discussion: Does Akamai have POPs in China? /cc @jtlimmig @alyssaq

1. The China CDN option offers:
   POPs in all three major China ISPs
   POPs in the top 10 highest disposable income provinces
   POPs in the top 10 most populous cities
   http://www.akamai.com/html/technology/china-content-delivery-network.html

2. Are there any CDN providers have PoP in China?
   http://www.quora.com/Content-Delivery-Networks/Are-there-any-CDN-providers-have-PoP-in-China

Required licensing for websites hosted on servers in China:

1. An ICP License is only required if your website is hosted or delivered via CDN from inside of Mainland China.
   https://www.cdnfinder.com/knowledge-base/need-icp-license/

2. Operating from China is also a prerequisite for acquiring a license. Foreign companies such as Google, unable to acquire an ICP license on their own, often partner with Chinese Internet companies to use the licenses of the Chinese company.
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICP_license

[jimaek]

Hey, jsDelivr actually has an ICP license with an already excellent network in Asia. On top of that we soon plan to add a new CDN that has even more Asian locations including mainland China.

[sebdeckers]

@jimaek Wow, thanks for chiming in. 🙇 That sounds fantastic. Does that mean our company (we are not based in China) does not require an ICP license yet can still have our assets served via jsDelivr in China? Or do you think we still need our own ICP license?

[jimaek]

Our license applies only to our domain. So our files will load just fine in China, but I cant guarantee that your website or your other CDNs will work the same way.

[sebdeckers]

Ah, interesting! Thank you. 👍