Are CDNs Effective For Mobile Users?

After conducting proper experimentation, we reach to the conclusion that CDNs are effective for mobile users but not much. CDN stands for Content Delivery Network. It is an interrelated network of computers on the internet that equips web data very swiftly by reproducing it on multiple servers and directing it to the user. When we conducted the study, it was found out that with a CDN, the web page loads faster, but not with a great difference.

The completion time of document was decreased by 10 %, as compared to an early study conducted with desktop optimization where the improvement margin was 20%. Moreover, the start render time was lessened down by a fraction of a second. The average time was cut for the first byte by 39% but that is not user related, as he still does not see anything appearing in the browser.

Therefore, the results are positive but not very promising. The basic aim of mobile CDN is to boost up the speed, performance as well as availability. They help in solving issues such as improving the global accessibility and cutting down the bandwidth.  More studies and researches are required to be conducted.