G-cluster is a Finnish

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provider. Initially founded by Erik Piehl in 2000, it has been wholly-owned by subsidiary of

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since 2004. It uses

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es for its service. Their target audience are console gamers. G-cluster's

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was introduced in the article "Developing Cloud Business Models: A Case Study on Cloud Gaming" of the ''IEEE Software Magazine'' in July/August of 2011. Some of the first implementations of

as a gaming-on-demand technology were introduced by G-cluster. The first commercial roll-out of the service was for CYTA in 2005 on their IPTV network. In March 2008, G-cluster announced HD support in their solution with Amino IPTV STB. In November 2010, after thorough beta testing, French operator

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launched a commercial service based on G-cluster technology. G-cluster signed content acquisition deals with game studios around the world, including

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Ubisoft Ubisoft Entertainment SA (; ; formerly Ubi Soft Entertainment SA) is a French video game publisher headquartered in Saint-Mandé with development studios across the world. Its video game franchises include '' Anno'', '' Assassin's Creed'', ' ...

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, Disney, and Warner. Between 2010 and 2016, the company received investments from the largest Telecom carriers in the world including Orange,

, and NTT. In July 2016, G-cluster was acquired by the Broadmedia Corporation. The service was shut down on February 28, 2025 on all platforms.

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