There is a lot of hype surrounding technology deployments at the network edge, but most major video platforms are still in the early experimental phase. A discussion at this week’s Streaming Media Connect 2023 revealed that major OTT platforms – Max and Starz – are consistently experimenting with edge deployments, although the infrastructure is not yet there to make it standard practice. Taking a punt at what has always been a gray area term moderator Mark de Jong, Chairman of the CDN Alliance, defines the edge as “the closest you can get to a client while still serving it content,” noting that some judge the true edge to be the client device itself. With that agreed, the debates began. Subhrendu…