Two steps server selection mechanism

A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a processor to cause the processor to perform a method comprising:

• a local electronic device submitting a request to a service provider server for delivery of specific content to the local electronic device;
• the local electronic device receiving a reply from the service provider server identifying a plurality of content servers that can each deliver the requested content over a network;
• the local electronic device determining one or more local context parameters about a network connection between the local electronic device and each of the identified content servers;
• the local electronic device selecting a content server from among the plurality of content servers from which to receive the requested content, wherein the selected content server is associated with a local context parameter indicating that the local electronic device has a better network connection with the selected content server than with any of the other identified content servers;
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• the local electronic device downloading the requested content from the selected content server.