Walrus Integrates with Pipe Network to Boost Bandwidth and Cut Latency by 50-70%

Walrus, a decentralized data storage protocol and application development platform, has announced a strategic integration with the Pipe Network to enhance bandwidth and reduce latency across multiple blockchain networks. The Pipe Network, a permissionless content delivery network (CDN) built on Solana, will serve as Walrus’s content delivery layer, enabling faster and more efficient data access at the network edge. The partnership leverages the Pipe Network’s decentralized infrastructure, which spans over 280,000 globally distributed Point of Presence (PoP) nodes, to improve performance for Walrus users [1].

Under the collaboration, the Pipe Network will utilize Walrus’s storage capabilities to deliver a multichain experience, allowing users to read and write data through the nearest PoP node. This integration ensures that retrieval latency remains under 50 milliseconds, even at the edge of the network, while maintaining a fully decentralized and auditable data path. By doing so, the two protocols are addressing a key limitation of current decentralized infrastructure—lack of optimization for dynamic and large-scale data delivery [1].

David Rhodus, Founder of Permissionless Labs and a core contributor to the Pipe Network, noted that the integration eliminates the bottlenecks typically associated with centralized CDNs. “Whether you’re in rural Patagonia or New York City, content now rides the shortest path,” he said. This capability is particularly significant for applications requiring the delivery of large media files, such as video content, which have traditionally struggled with performance issues on decentralized networks [1].

Rebecca Simmonds, Managing Executive of the Walrus Foundation, emphasized that existing web2-based CDNs are not designed for optimal edge performance. By partnering with the Pipe Network, Walrus gains access to increased bandwidth and reduced latency in both high-traffic and underserved regions. This alignment with the Pipe Network’s hyper-local infrastructure represents a strategic move to enhance last-mile content delivery and support a broader range of decentralized applications [1].

The integration is expected to unlock further cost efficiencies and performance improvements for users and developers alike. Walrus, originally developed by Web3 infrastructure builders Mysten Labs, was designed as a programmable and scalable storage solution for decentralized internet applications. This partnership allows Walrus to evolve beyond static storage into a more dynamic data environment, where information can seamlessly move between storage, availability, and compute functions [1].

The Pipe Network, with its permissionless model, enables anyone to deploy lightweight PoP nodes, forming a decentralized mesh network that keeps content within 50 miles of end-users. This design significantly reduces latency compared to traditional CDNs by up to 50–70%, making it an ideal partner for decentralized storage platforms like Walrus [1].

Together, the Pipe Network and Walrus aim to build a more robust, cost-effective, and scalable decentralized infrastructure, capable of supporting everything from basic data storage to complex applications such as decentralized AI development. As the demand for high-throughput data solutions continues to grow, this partnership positions both projects to lead the next wave of innovation in decentralized cloud services [1].

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