Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leading cloud platform for helping enterprises provide secure, high-performing user experiences on any device, today announced that iStream, a leading online provider of live and on-demand Indian video content, is using Akamai’s Sola Media Solution sto securely deliver a broad range of programming to audiences around the world. iStream is leveraging Akamai’s Sola Sphere media delivery service to provide more than 40 channels of premium and free Indian-focused news and entertainment at the highest quality possible across a vast and varied landscape of connected devices.
By partnering with Akamai, iStream gains the flexibility to focus on curating its multi-lingual content with the confidence that it will be delivered seamlessly across any device or platform, ensuring engaging viewing experiences for its diverse audience. In addition to high QoS for its viewers, Akamai provides iStream numerous benefits, including a 50-percent increase in page load times, significant infrastructure savings and secure content delivery.
“Akamai’s ability to accelerate and optimize the video content, secure it, provide the same level of superior performance and high-quality experience to our users wherever they are, whatever platforms and devices they are using is key to iStream’s success,” said Swapnil Deopurkar, Associate Director Of Product Marketing for iStream. “With Akamai, iStream is significantly expanding the amount of content we are offering and streaming without making costly investments in additional infrastructure.”
“iStream and Akamaiare working together to provide users with the best possible streaming experience across all the connected devices,” said Rahul Arora, Country Manager for India at Akamai.“We are dedicated to providing iStream with solutions that will help it succeed and thrive in India’s rapidly growing online video marketplace.”
Akamai Sola Media Solutions form a cloud-based technology platform for live and on-demand video streaming that scales on-demand to support the largest online events by managing millions of simultaneous streams. Supported by the Akamai Intelligent Platform, Sola Media Solutions enable the economic online distribution of content to the broadest possible array of devices, delivering rich, high-definition quality video to any device at broadcast-size audiences.
About iStream
iStream is a Bangalore based startup that showcase premium video content targeted at Indian users worldwide. iStream was founded in 2007 as a video content aggregation service tying up with MSN India, Daily Motion, etc. In 2010, iStream partnered with YouTube and grew to become YouTube's largest content partner in India, registering over a billion video views in a year. iStream.com was launched in 2011 to provide a curated customer experience and a premium video content library. Currently, iStream carries content from over 40 leading TV channels, thousands of movies and major sporting events. For more information visit www.istream.com or blog.istream.comand follow @istreamvideo on twitter.
About Akamai
Akamai® is the leading cloud platform for helping enterprises provide secure, high-performing user experiences on any device, anywhere. At the core of the company's 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.
By partnering with Akamai, iStream gains the flexibility to focus on curating its multi-lingual content with the confidence that it will be delivered seamlessly across any device or platform, ensuring engaging viewing experiences for its diverse audience. In addition to high QoS for its viewers, Akamai provides iStream numerous benefits, including a 50-percent increase in page load times, significant infrastructure savings and secure content delivery.
“Akamai’s ability to accelerate and optimize the video content, secure it, provide the same level of superior performance and high-quality experience to our users wherever they are, whatever platforms and devices they are using is key to iStream’s success,” said Swapnil Deopurkar, Associate Director Of Product Marketing for iStream. “With Akamai, iStream is significantly expanding the amount of content we are offering and streaming without making costly investments in additional infrastructure.”
“iStream and Akamaiare working together to provide users with the best possible streaming experience across all the connected devices,” said Rahul Arora, Country Manager for India at Akamai.“We are dedicated to providing iStream with solutions that will help it succeed and thrive in India’s rapidly growing online video marketplace.”
Akamai Sola Media Solutions form a cloud-based technology platform for live and on-demand video streaming that scales on-demand to support the largest online events by managing millions of simultaneous streams. Supported by the Akamai Intelligent Platform, Sola Media Solutions enable the economic online distribution of content to the broadest possible array of devices, delivering rich, high-definition quality video to any device at broadcast-size audiences.
About iStream
iStream is a Bangalore based startup that showcase premium video content targeted at Indian users worldwide. iStream was founded in 2007 as a video content aggregation service tying up with MSN India, Daily Motion, etc. In 2010, iStream partnered with YouTube and grew to become YouTube's largest content partner in India, registering over a billion video views in a year. iStream.com was launched in 2011 to provide a curated customer experience and a premium video content library. Currently, iStream carries content from over 40 leading TV channels, thousands of movies and major sporting events. For more information visit www.istream.com or blog.istream.comand follow @istreamvideo on twitter.
About Akamai
Akamai® is the leading cloud platform for helping enterprises provide secure, high-performing user experiences on any device, anywhere. At the core of the company's 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.
