Walrus joins pipe network for enhanced bandwidth and decreased latency across various chains.
The partnership between Walrus and Pipe Network aims to revolutionize content delivery and decentralized data storage by significantly reducing latency and increasing bandwidth across multiple blockchain networks. This collaboration brings together a decentralized data storage protocol and application development platform (Walrus) with a permissionless, hyper-local content delivery network (CDN) built on Solana (Pipe Network).
Key benefits of this partnership include:
- Improved Speed and Efficiency: By leveraging Pipe Network’s globally distributed nodes, content can be delivered faster and more efficiently, especially in remote or high-demand environments.
- Cost-Efficiency: The integration lowers costs for both builders and users, supporting more scalable and affordable decentralized storage and compute services.
- Enhanced Decentralized Application Capabilities: The partnership supports complex data requirements, including those necessary for decentralized AI development and other high-throughput use cases.
- Multichain and High-Speed Infrastructure: Together, they are building a decentralized, multichain internet infrastructure that supports high-speed data delivery and storage across diverse blockchain ecosystems.
Walrus, developed by the original contributors to the leading smart contract platform and layer 1 blockchain Sui, is a decentralized data storage protocol and application development platform. It allows apps to publish, read, and program large data files and rich media content such as videos, images, and audio. Walrus is built on the Sui blockchain and uses Move-based smart contracts to manage stored on- and offchain data.
The Pipe Network, on the other hand, is a CDN that cuts 50-70% of round-trip latency compared with traditional CDNs. Anyone can spin up a lightweight Point of Presence (PoP) node in the Pipe Network, forming a global mesh that keeps content within 50 mils of end-users. With over 280K community-run PoP nodes worldwide, the Pipe Network's reach is extensive.
In this partnership, the Pipe Network will use Walrus storage capabilities to extend its reach, increasing bandwidth and reducing latency across multiple high-throughput blockchains. Walrus users will read and write data through the nearest PoP, keeping R-U retrieval latency under 50 ms even at the network edge.
The ultimate vision for this partnership is to disrupt bloated incumbents, starting with the legacy content delivery networks (CDN) like CloudFlare. The ultimate vision for the Pipe Network is to build a distributed cloud services provider that leverages crypto payment rails and DePIN infrastructure to provide a decentralized, cost-effective alternative to traditional cloud services.
For media inquiries regarding Walrus, please contact [email protected]. For media inquiries regarding Pipe Network, please contact [email protected]. This partnership marks a significant step forward in the development of a decentralized, high-performance internet infrastructure, setting the stage for the future of decentralized internet applications.
[1] Walrus Blog: Announcing Walrus's Partnership with Pipe Network [3] Pipe Network Blog: Pipe Network Partners with Walrus to Enhance Decentralized Data Storage and Delivery
- The collaboration between Walrus and Pipe Network involves a decentralized data storage protocol and application development platform (Walrus) teaming up with a permissionless, hyper-local content delivery network (CDN) built on Solana (Pipe Network), with the aim of revolutionizing content delivery and decentralized data storage.
- Walrus, built on the Sui blockchain, uses Move-based smart contracts to manage stored on- and offchain data, allowing apps to publish, read, and program large data files and rich media content like videos, images, and audio.
- The Pipe Network, a CDN that significantly reduces round-trip latency compared to traditional CDNs, will utilize Walrus's storage capabilities to extend its reach, thereby increasing bandwidth and reducing latency across multiple high-throughput blockchains.
- The ultimate goal of this partnership is to disrupt traditional content delivery networks (CDN) such as CloudFlare and build a distributed cloud services provider that leverages crypto payment rails and DePIN infrastructure to offer a decentralized, cost-effective alternative to traditional cloud services, contributing to the development of a decentralized, high-performance internet infrastructure for the future of decentralized internet applications.
