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Amazon CloudFront is a rapid content delivery network (CDN) service that efficiently distributes data, videos, applications, and APIs to users worldwide with minimal latency and high transfer speeds, all within a user-friendly framework for developers. This CDN is closely integrated with AWS, utilizing both physical sites connected to the AWS global infrastructure and various other AWS services. It operates in harmony with offerings like AWS Shield for DDoS protection, Amazon S3, Elastic Load Balancing, or Amazon EC2 as the source for your applications, and Lambda@Edge, which allows you to execute custom code nearer to the end-users to enhance their experience. Notably, if AWS origins like Amazon S3, Amazon EC2, or Elastic Load Balancing are utilized, there are no charges for data transferred between these services and CloudFront. Moreover, you can tailor the code executed at the CDN edge using serverless computing capabilities, ensuring an optimal blend of cost efficiency, performance, and security while delivering content. This flexibility makes CloudFront an excellent choice for developers aiming to create a responsive and secure content delivery experience.

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LightCDN serves as an efficient content delivery network aimed at boosting website speed and improving the overall user experience by optimizing content distribution. With a robust infrastructure, LightCDN boasts an impressive edge network capacity exceeding 30 Tbps, facilitating swift content transfer across five continents, prominently including vital areas such as the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Africa, and South America. The platform enhances availability and performance through its dedicated server nodes equipped with Xeon Gold processors and SSD storage, contributing to superior delivery outcomes. Additionally, LightCDN offers a wide range of security features, such as URL signing, geographic restrictions, web application firewalls, and DDoS protection right at the network's edge, ensuring stable website operations without incurring further costs. Notably, LightCDN has a strong focus on establishing unique nodes in developing regions and collaborates with numerous ISPs globally, enabling it to achieve an average global latency of just 30 milliseconds for content delivery, which is particularly advantageous for users seeking fast and reliable access. Through these strategic initiatives, LightCDN continues to reshape the landscape of content delivery.