iOS 9 download problems not due to overloaded delivery networks
The early download glitch users encountered in grabbing iOS 9 this week was not due to an overload on Apple's content delivery network (CDN), an expert said today.
"It was definitely not a capacity issue," said Dan Rayburn, an analyst with Frost & Sullivan who also writes on his own StreamingMediaBlog.com about CDN issues. "It was clearly a software or install issue."
Rayburn was referring to the first hour of iOS 9 availability on Wednesday, when users -- including several Computerworld staffers -- were unable to download the 1GB upgrade and were presented with a "Software Update Failed, An error occurred when downloading iOS 9" message.
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