CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 13, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Akamai
Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) and AT&T* today announced the
renewal of their global alliance through 2019. Under the
agreement, AT&T will continue to offer Akamai's full product
suite, including media delivery and web security services, as part
of its broader portfolio of business solutions.
The renewed alliance means AT&T business customers in the
U.S. and around the globe will continue to have access to Akamai
services as part of a comprehensive portfolio of cloud and network
solutions from AT&T.
In addition, Akamai is expanding its global server footprint
located at the edge of AT&T's IP network. These
deployments are designed to help provide AT&T customers with
higher-quality experiences through more efficient content routing
and improved delivery of digital content, video and Web
applications.
Since 2012, both companies have dedicated resources to enhance
the performance, reliability, security, and scalability of websites
and web-based applications for hundreds of customers across
industries including Finance, Commerce, and Entertainment, among
others.
"The mutual success that AT&T and Akamai have enjoyed over
the last four years opened the door to extending and expanding our
relationship," said Mo Katibeh,
Senior Vice President of AT&T Advanced Solutions. "As today's
web, content, and media landscape continues to evolve, we are
combining AT&T's business solutions with Akamai's capabilities
to provide AT&T customers with a highly secure, robust, and
scalable web delivery platform. The use of AT&T IP networks and
AT&T Security Services along with Akamai CDN and related web
security services is a powerful one. Collectively, they form the
underpinnings of the secure infrastructure that can help
enterprises thrive in today's massively connected and distributed
world."
"Our expanded agreement with AT&T is a testament to the
strong and trusted relationship our organizations have forged with
businesses around the world," said Tom
Leighton, CEO and co-founder, Akamai. "Together, we've
demonstrated the value and efficiencies of having Akamai's content
delivery capabilities deployed deep into the AT&T IP network.
We're excited to add DDoS protection to the suite of available
solutions, addressing a critical customer concern as the size and
frequency of cyber attacks continues to rise."
*AT&T products and services are provided or offered by
subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T
brand and not by AT&T Inc.
About AT&T
AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) helps millions
around the globe connect with leading entertainment, business,
mobile and high speed internet services. We offer the nation's best
data network* and the best global coverage of any U.S. wireless
provider.** We're one of the world's largest providers of pay TV.
We have TV customers in the U.S. and 11 Latin American countries.
Nearly 3.5 million companies, from small to large businesses around
the globe, turn to AT&T for our highly secure smart
solutions.
Additional information about AT&T products and services is
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*Claim based on the Nielsen Certified Data Network
Score. Score includes data reported by wireless consumers in the
Nielsen Mobile Insights survey, network measurements from Nielsen
Mobile Performance and Nielsen Drive Test Benchmarks for Q3+Q4 2016
across 121 markets.
**Global coverage claim based on offering discounted
voice and data roaming; LTE roaming; and voice roaming in more
countries than any other U.S. based carrier. International service
required. Coverage not available in all areas. Coverage may vary
per country and be limited/restricted in some countries.
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.
Akamai Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act
This release contains information about
future expectations, plans and prospects of Akamai's management
that constitute forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe
harbor provisions under The Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995, including statements about expected future endeavors
by Akamai & AT&T. Actual results may differ materially from
those indicated by these forward-looking statements as a result of
various important factors including, but not limited to, a failure
of Akamai's offerings or functionalities to operate as expected, a
lack of market acceptance of such service offerings and
functionalities, early termination of the alliance agreement and
other factors that are discussed in the Company's Annual Report on
Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and other documents
periodically filed with the SEC.
Contacts:
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Jeff Young
Media
Relations
617-444-3913
jyoung@akamai.com
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Tom Barth
Investor
Relations
617-274-7130
tbarth@akamai.com
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