September 03, 2014 Akamai at IBC 2014: Defining the Next-Generation Content Delivery Network
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Akamai CEO Dr. Tom Leighton to address conference attendees
Innovations in 4K online video delivery, multi-format workflows with MPEG-DASH support, and network efficiency highlight technology demonstrations
CAMBRIDGE, Mass September 3, 2014 At IBC 2014, Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leading provider of cloud services for delivering, optimising and securing online content and business applications, plans to show how its Media Delivery and Network Operator solutions and services are defining what the next generation of content delivery networks (CDN) must offer to meet the industrys growth, scale and economic demands. The exhibition takes place September 12-15, 2014 in Amsterdam.
Drawing upon more than 15 years of experience in helping deliver many of the worlds largest, highest-profile events, demonstrations at Akamais IBC stand 6.A15 are planned to focus on how video quality and service expansion, cloud-based workflow simplification and new technology innovations can help media companies overcome the challenges of connecting online audiences worldwide to video content at the highest possible quality, including:
Quality and expansion
The ability of Akamais Intelligent Platform to help broadcasters around the world deliver major events, including this years watershed Winter Olympics and World Cup, offering the reach and scale necessary to support more viewers consuming more content on more devices at higher quality.
Cloud simplification
Live and on-demand multi-format workflow services that are designed to leverage scalable, cloud-based resources that can help dramatically simplify video delivery across an increasingly fragmented device landscape. Supported formats include Apple HLS, Adobe HDS, Microsoft Smooth Streaming and now, MPEG-DASH, which addresses HbbTV requirements for interactive television in Europe.
Native ingest and live streaming of MPEG-DASH formatted video via an Elemental Technologies encoder, demonstrating greater flexibility and ease in reaching a broader range of connected devices.
High-speed content uploads to Akamais NetStorage via Aspera Upload Acceleration, offering efficient, rapid transfer of larger files with higher-quality content into the cloud for further preparation and delivery.
4K video streaming from localised Akamai Aura licensed content delivery network (LCDN) caching servers, creating a virtual ISP within Akamais IBC booth while leveraging content origination and preparation services via the Akamai Intelligent Platform.
Innovation
Akamais Media Client extends the reach of the Akamai Intelligent Platform into homes and onto connected devices to provide higher throughput to larger audiences. This is intended to address increasing consumer demand for more video at higher levels of quality including 4K, which introduces new challenges with larger file sizes and greater bandwidth requirements.
Through a partnership with Vubiquity, a content-as-a-service solution that combines licensed content libraries with cloud-based workflows, storage and delivery at a global scale. The solution is designed to help service providers and content owners quickly and economically launch over-the-top video services.
Akamai executives are also scheduled to address conference attendees in two separate IBC panel sessions:
Friday, September 12, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM: Dr. Tom Leighton, CEO, will participate on the panel, The Cloud and Broadcast TV: How the industry is adapting to todays consumer with content production, distribution and user engagement.
Saturday, September 13, 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM: Will Law, Chief Architect, Media Division, will participate on the panel, Broadcast Meets Broadband.
About Akamai
Akamai is the leading provider of cloud services for delivering, optimising and securing online content and business applications. At the core of the Companys solutions is the Akamai Intelligent Platform , providing extensive reach, coupled with unmatched reliability, security, visibility and expertise. Akamai removes the complexities of connecting the increasingly mobile world, supporting 24/7 consumer demand, and enabling enterprises to securely leverage the cloud. To learn more about how Akamai is accelerating the pace of innovation in a hyperconnected world, please visit www.akamai.com or blogs.akamai.com, and follow @Akamai on Twitter.
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September 03, 2014 Akamai at IBC 2014: Defining the Next-Generation Content Delivery Network 
