San Francisco, CA, February 26, 2026, Chainwire
SolanaCDN delivers 3.8x faster fragmentation propagation across a global network of 35,000+ nodes, offered as a public good to the Solana Network
Pipe network today announced the launch of SolanaCDNa free, open-source Solana validator client with an integrated CDN acceleration layer. Built as a fork of Anza’s Agave, SolanaCDN gives every Solana validator access to faster fragmentation propagation through Pipe’s global network of more than 35,000 PoP (Point-of-Presence) nodes.
The client and CDN layers are both completely free. Pipe Network provides SolanaCDN as public good infrastructure for the Solana ecosystem.
The problem SolanaCDN solves
Validator performance on Solana is heavily influenced by network geography. Validators closer to block producers are more likely to see snippets, vote earlier, and earn more rewards. Validators in less connected regions experience slower distribution, missed votes, and reduced revenue from leader slots, regardless of their hardware.
SolanaCDN addresses this by giving validators a second, faster path to delivering fragmentation in addition to native gossip. Destroys and votes packets are routed through Pipe’s global mesh, which continuously measures every network path and routes traffic along the fastest available route in real time.
Native gossip still runs rampant. SolanaCDN adds a parallel fast lane.
Performance
SolanaCDN delivers 3.8x faster propagation than standard Turbine, with a P50 inter-region latency of approximately 78 ms compared to the baseline of approximately 300 ms on standard Gossip.
The customer also comes with Pipe-built optimizations available out-of-the-box before the CDN layer is enabled: optimized shred coalescing for leaders (Fast Shreds), snapshot downloads from Pipe’s global network, and progress recovery with real-time ETAs during validator catch-up.
Public good infrastructure
Faster reproduction is a network effect. Every validator running SolanaCDN improves fragmentation delivery globally, meaning faster block completion, fewer forks, and fewer missed slots across the Solana network.
“Validator’s performance should not be determined by geography,” said David Rhodus, CEO of Pipe Network. “SolanaCDN gives every validator access to the same high-speed infrastructure. The more validators use it, the faster Solana gets to everyone.”
Technical design
SolanaCDN is a fully compatible Agave fork. Validators can install it as a drop-in replacement for their existing client. The CDN layer is optional, activated with a single configuration flag, and has no consensus. It does not change block production, consensus logic, leader scheduling, or voting rules. All CDN operations are non-blocking and fail-safe. If the CDN layer is unavailable, the validator continues to function normally.
Built-in Prometheus metrics and CDN vs. gossip race data give operators full visibility into performance changes in their environment.
Availability
SolanaCDN is now available. The source code is published on GitHub and the client is ready to run on Solana mainnet beta.
Website: https://solanacdn.com
GitHub: https://github.com/pipenetwork/agave-solana
About Pipeline Network
Pipe network is a global edge infrastructure company built on Solana. The network operates more than 35,000 hyperlocal PoP nodes worldwide, providing distributed storage with fast read speeds and real-time data delivery. Pipe’s overlay network tracks latency, loss, and jitter on every path in real time and routes traffic along the fastest path.
Contact
CEO
David Rhodes
Pipe network
david@pipe.network
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