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The Cuban CDN

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Date Published
Author
John Graham-Cumming
Word Count
1,381
Company Posts That Month
9
Language
English
Hacker News Points
832
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No
Summary

In Cuba, where internet access is limited and expensive, many Cubans rely on an alternative network called "El Paquete Semanal" to access media content such as films, TV shows, music, mobile apps, magazines, and even web sites. This weekly service involves someone delivering a disk containing the latest downloads of various media for 2 CUC ($2) per week. The contents are diverse, including up-to-date antivirus updates, international and Spanish-language magazines, Android and iOS apps, TV shows, films, music, and even screenshots of web pages from popular websites. While this sneakernet approach is not a permanent solution, it provides Cubans with access to a wide range of media content that they would otherwise be unable to obtain due to the country's limited internet infrastructure.

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