Distributed architecture for mobile streaming content delivery

A method, comprising:

• receiving, at a cell site, a content stream directly from a content satellite, wherein the content stream is received from the content satellite without passing through a master head end facility;
• formatting, by utilizing instructions from memory that are executed by a processor, the content stream received from the content satellite into a format suitable for delivery to a subscriber device, wherein the content stream is further formatted based on a content type of the content stream;
• receiving, from the subscriber device, a request to access the content stream, wherein the request to access the content stream is received via a radio access network;
• and
• delivering, to the subscriber device and via the radio access network, the content stream having the format suitable for delivery to the subscriber device in response to the request.

A computer-readable device comprising instructions, which when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

• receiving, at a cell site, a content stream directly from a content satellite, wherein the content stream is received from the content satellite without passing through a master head end facility;
• formatting the content stream received from the content satellite into a format suitable for delivery to a subscriber device, wherein the content stream is further formatted based on a content type of the content stream;
• receiving, from the subscriber device, a request to access the content stream, wherein the request to access the content stream is received via a radio access network;
• and
• delivering, to the subscriber device and via the radio access network, the content stream having the format suitable for delivery to the subscriber device in response to the request.