Continues longstanding commitment to
developing and advancing standards and organizations critical to
web and internet operations
AMSTERDAM, Sept. 13,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Akamai (NASDAQ: AKAM), the cloud
company that powers and protects life online, announced today that
it has joined the Streaming Video Technology Alliance (SVTA) as a
Principal Member. The announcement follows the formal merger of
DASH Industry Forum (DASH-IF) and the SVTA.
Akamai has a well-established philosophy of contributing to,
championing, and – when necessary – forming standards bodies that
help define how the web and internet function. The company is
engaged in a host of organizations representing the full stack of
web and internet infrastructure, from fundamental protocols and
network operations to security and emerging technologies.
As a company that helped pioneer the use of content delivery
networks to transport video over the public internet, Akamai has
played key roles in developing standards to help advance the state
of the art in streaming video. Akamai helped found the DASH-IF and
CTA WAVE Project, is a longtime participant in the Internet
Engineering Task Force (IETF) and World Wide Web Consortium (W3C),
and is now a member of the SVTA, a global consortium of companies
and organizations dedicated to helping ensure better
standardization and improved user experiences across the streaming
industry.
"Industry standards spark innovation and fuel growth," said
James DeMent, Vice President,
Product Management, Akamai. "That's evident in Akamai's
introduction today of new video workflow capabilities that
give media companies more control and greater choice across every
part of the video delivery chain. The work of both DASH-IF and SVTA
as a single entity will have an even greater positive impact on the
industry, and Akamai looks forward to continuing to contribute to
those efforts."
"We are excited to have Akamai join the SVTA and foresee them
participating in a broad range of projects across such groups as
Low Latency Streaming, Measurement/QoE, Streaming Video Operations,
and DASH Industry Forum, that will benefit from Akamai's deep
experience and expertise," said Jason
Thibeault, CEO, SVTA. This can ultimately help the industry
move to more unified and standardized approaches in the streaming
video tech stack."
The work of the SVTA, with Akamai's involvement, is aimed at
benefiting media companies in a variety of ways. Greater
standardization can help streaming services deliver more reliable
and higher-quality viewing experiences to their audiences.
Increased collaboration and experimentation with new technologies
can foster further innovation in areas like low-latency streaming
and measuring quality of experience. At the same time,
participation in working groups dedicated to privacy and protection
can lead to more robust security protocols.
Akamai will show its range of cloud-based media delivery,
computing, and security capabilities during IBC 2024 in
Amsterdam, September 13th-16th. Akamai will host visitors at
the Akamai Lounge, located at the RAI Amsterdam in the Elicium
(Hall 13) on the third floor.
Akamai is a gold sponsor of the joint SVTA-DASH-IF event at IBC
on Sunday, Sept. 15th, from
6:30 PM - 9:30 PM CET at the Tobacco
Theatre. In its fifth year sponsoring the event, Akamai is proud of
its continued commitment to advancing streaming technologies and
promoting industry standards.
About the SVTA
The Streaming Video Technology Alliance
(SVTA) is a global consortium of companies working to advance the
state of streaming video. SVTA focuses on creating and fostering an
open and interoperable ecosystem to address critical challenges in
the streaming video workflow. For more information,
visit www.svta.org.
About Akamai
Akamai powers and protects life online.
Leading companies worldwide choose Akamai to build, deliver, and
secure their digital experiences — helping billions of people live,
work, and play every day. Akamai Connected Cloud, a massively
distributed edge and cloud platform, puts apps and experiences
closer to users and keeps threats farther away. Learn more about
Akamai's cloud computing, security, and content delivery solutions
at akamai.com and akamai.com/blog, or follow Akamai
Technologies on X, formerly known as Twitter, and LinkedIn.
Contacts:
Akamai Media Relations
Chris Nicholson
+1 508 517 3703
cnichols@akamai.com
Akamai Investor Relations
IR-InvestorRelations@akamai.com
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