CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 15, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Akamai
Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the world's largest and most
trusted cloud delivery platform, announced today that it set a new
record on Tuesday, September
12th, 2017, for the peak level of traffic
delivered on its network. At more than 60 Tbps, the number eclipsed
the previous record of 47 Tbps set on August
29th, 2017. The new peak was driven by several
major events taking place concurrently on top of the normal
day-to-day traffic that Akamai delivers.
"The Akamai cloud delivery platform is unique in its capacity to
scale to such a high level, giving us an unrivaled ability to
deliver multiple massive events at the same time while our
customers and their end users go about their daily business without
interruption," said Michael Fay,
Vice President of Media Products & Operations, Akamai.
"Year after year, Akamai is setting new records of traffic
volume and customer utilization of our network. Whether we're
supporting a month-long sports tournament with multiple
competitions every day or one major event with a dramatic peak in
traffic, Akamai has continued to be trusted when it counts the most
by many of the world's largest brands across finance, e-commerce,
media & entertainment, and government organizations."
Earlier this year, Akamai delivered the largest single live news
event in the Company's history when video streaming traffic for
coverage of the Presidential Inauguration peaked at 8.7 Tbps.
Last summer, Akamai delivered more video data for Rio than it
did for the 2014 World Cup, making those games the largest live
sporting event that Akamai has helped deliver. And in June of 2016,
streaming traffic for the Portugal-France European football
(soccer) tournament final peaked at 7.3 Tbps, setting a
peak-traffic record for a live sports events delivered by
Akamai.
About Akamai
As the world's largest and most trusted
cloud delivery platform, Akamai makes it easier for its customers
to provide the best and most secure digital experiences on any
device, anytime, anywhere. Akamai's massively distributed platform
is unparalleled in scale with over 200,000 servers across 130
countries, giving customers superior performance and threat
protection. Akamai's portfolio of web and mobile performance, cloud
security, enterprise access, and video delivery solutions are
supported by exceptional customer service and 24/7 monitoring. To
learn why the top financial institutions, e-commerce leaders, media
& entertainment providers, and government organizations trust
Akamai please visit www.akamai.com, blogs.akamai.com, or
@Akamai on Twitter.
Contacts:
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Chris Nicholson
Media Relations
617-444-2987
cnichols@akamai.com
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Tom Barth
Investor Relations
617-274-7130
tbarth@akamai.com
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SOURCE Akamai Technologies, Inc.