CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Akamai
Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the global leader in content
delivery network (CDN) services, today highlighted the scope of its
planned participation in the 2015 NAB Show, taking place
April 11-16 at the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC). From
demonstrations and presentations at its NAB booth (SL3325) to
participation in various conference panels and partner exhibits,
Akamai will showcase its media delivery solutions designed to help
content providers take advantage of emerging TV business models
while meeting the escalating consumer demand for more video at
higher levels of quality across an increasingly complex array of
platforms and viewing devices.
Technology and innovation demonstrations at Akamai's booth will
focus on:
- Client-assisted video delivery that shows how Akamai
software can run on connected devices such as smartphones and
tablets as well as gateways and other in-home hardware to help
address the challenges driven by growing consumer demand for video
at higher quality.
- Cellular delivery capabilities, including Predictive
Video over Cellular and Throughput Guidance – Mobile ABR,
demonstrate predictive content prepositioning onto mobile devices
as well as placement of Akamai edge delivery intelligence into cell
tower locations.
- Media delivery workflow solutions offering
content providers a range of live and on-demand online video
delivery tools such as cloud-based transcoding, support for
server-side ad insertion, digital rights management, storage,
analytics and media player, all leveraging the reach and scale of
Akamai's global CDN to serve content at the highest-possible
quality to any device, anywhere.
- Live 4K video encoded using HEVC and formatted for
MPEG-DASH streaming from Europe to
Las Vegas.
- Akamai Cloud Security and Web Performance solutions,
which complement Akamai's Media Delivery solutions with
high-performing site protection delivery tools and services that
help defend against malicious traffic and optimize websites across
devices.
Throughout NAB, Akamai subject matter experts along with
representatives from a variety of its digital media ecosystem
partners will conduct presentations in the theater section of the
booth. The most up-to-date schedule will be posted on site at the
Akamai booth.
In addition to its exhibit, Akamai is participating in numerous
speaking engagements, partner activities and special events
including:
Strategies for Secure OTT Video in a Multiscreen
World
Tuesday, April 14,
1 PM – 3
PM, Wynn Las Vegas
Shawn
Michels, Senior Product Manager at Akamai, will participate
in workshop presented by Irdeto that is designed to help network
operators and content owners understand how to manage multiscreen
OTT video service deployment for the long term, to minimize TCO
while maximizing scalability and flexibility.
Streaming HD Sports Video to Second Screens via Cloud
Wednesday, April 15, 3:15 –
4 PM, LVCC Room
S219
Will Law, Akamai's Chief
Architect, Media Engineering, will discuss how sports broadcasters
can leverage the cloud to broadcast live events in radically new
ways as part of NAB's Media Management in the Cloud Conference.
Online Video Next: Exploring the Big Trends
Wednesday, April 15, 4 PM – 4:50 PM,
LVCC Room N249
As part of the closing session of the NAB
Online Video Conference, John
Bishop, Akamai's CTO for Media, will examine the big trends
that are expected to power the industry over the next five
years.
Aspera Partner Village
For the duration of the 2015
NAB Show, Akamai will demonstrate in the Aspera Partner Village
(Booth SL9110), highlighting the integration of Akamai's NetStorage
cloud storage solution with Aspera's Upload Acceleration to offer
high-performing and efficient bulk data transfer capabilities.
Akamai is also sponsoring the 4K 4Charity Fun Run, starting at
7:30 AM on Tuesday, April 14, in Las Vegas' Sunset Park. The run, a first at
NAB, is intended to raise funds for Heifer International and The
Shade Tree as well as awareness for ONE.
For more information about Akamai's activities at the 2015 NAB
Show or to schedule a meeting, please visit
http://www.akamai.com/html/ms/nab-conference-2015.html.
About Akamai®
As the global leader in
Content Delivery Network (CDN) services, Akamai makes the Internet
fast, reliable and secure for its customers. The company's advanced
web performance, mobile performance, cloud security and media
delivery solutions are revolutionizing how businesses optimize
consumer, enterprise and entertainment experiences for any device,
anywhere. To learn how Akamai solutions and its team of Internet
experts are helping businesses move faster forward, please
visit www.akamai.com or blogs.akamai.com, and follow @Akamai on
Twitter.
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617-444-2987
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