Cisco and Qwilt have collaborated on a new content delivery network (CDN) model that aims to give operators and ISPs an enhanced stake in the content value chain. Built on Open Caching architecture, the offering is deployed at the edge of a service provider’s network and connects to both content publishers and other service providers via open APIs. The main selling points are network offload, savings and potential monetization for the ISP, while publishers have increased delivery capacity and lower operational costs. Naturally, Qwilt is branding the project as the future of content delivery, and has said that it has seen a strong indication of market demand, with UK-based BT being its first publicly announced customer. Qwilt’s Open Edge Cloud…