Internet speed in Pakistan gets a big boost
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ISLAMABAD - Internet speed across Pakistan to get a big boost as the international content delivery system Cloud flare enters Pakistan market.
Cloudflare, one of the world’s most prominent Content Delivery Network and domain security provider is launching three new data centers in Lahore, Islamabad, and Karachi.
Think about how you actually use the internet. You fire up your laptop, mobile or any other device that you are using, type in a site and then hit enter. Then magically a site appears on your screen, with all the cool stuff like videos on YouTube, songs on Spotify, endless stores of memes or trolls on Reddit and so on.
What happens at the backend is that when you hit enter, a request is generated on your end and it is routed through the internet of all the connected devices (how that happens is a whole another fascinating topic) and ultimately reaches the server where all those sweet memes are stored. The server sends the required data back to your devices and then you are able to see the content that you requested. link
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This simple example should be able to signify one important factor in this whole process, your device must be as close to the server as possible to make sure that your request doesn’t have to travel too much to get the content that you originally requested.
This is where Cloudfare comes in. It provides servers all over the world to websites so that from wherever their customers are accessing their pages, their content gets deliver super fast.
