UKFast Finds The Solution For The Naked Scientists

About The Naked Scientists

Created by virologist Dr Chris Smith in 2001, The Naked Scientists is a company made up of award-winning doctors, scientists and communicators who bring science to the masses through a series of creative and engaging podcasts. Receiving 'The Ten Best Ever Podcasts' accolade in The Telegraph newspaper in 2015, the Cambridge-based programme is one of the most popular science shows in the world.

The Challenge

Delivering scientific and educational podcasts to a global audience, The Naked Scientists needed a partner to provide a trusted and reliable solution with a fast connection that was also cost-effective. The company approached UKFast in search of a strong partnership with support as well as a robust solution that could cope with a high volume of downloads.

The UKFast Solution

As load speeds are critical to the success of its podcasts, The Naked Scientists opted to use UKFast's eCloud Flex to ensure its listeners could download programmes instantly. Reassured by the performance of eCloud Flex, the scientists now focus on delivering innovative content to an audience which exceeds a million people worldwide each week.

The Results

• eCloud Flex is resilient enough to handle over 878,000 downloads a month
• eCloud Flex is able to deal with traffic hits of 500 Mbit/s a second when podcasts are released
• UKFast helps The Naked Scientist reach people across the globe

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