CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 19, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Attendees of Mobile World Congress 2016 will have the opportunity to experience firsthand how new technologies being developed by Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) have the potential to transform the digital experience for Network Service Providers (NSPs) and their mobile users. The technology and solutions Akamai will be demonstrating are intended to showcase how Akamai is helping NSPs take advantage of the key opportunities and address important challenges facing their businesses today and into the future, such as:


    --  The need to deliver content and applications to an ever increasing array
        of mobile IP devices
    --  The continued growth of Over-the-top (OTT) video services
    --  The desire to enhance mobile Internet services to drive revenue and
        promote subscriber "stickiness"
    --  The ability to improve network efficiency to not only improve the user
        experience but also reduce cost
    --  The requirement to manage subscriber experiences through sophisticated
        analytics and other tools

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Throughout the event, Akamai (Hall 3 - Booth 3B30) will conduct several live demonstrations of the technology and solutions being brought to market by the company's Emerging Mobile and Carrier Business Units. Demonstrations planned for Mobile World Congress 2015 include:


    --  Akamai WatchNow Application - A white-labeled application, powered by
        Akamai's Predictive Content Delivery technology. The demonstration
        highlights how the application can be integrated with partner solutions
        such as the Verimatrix offline DRM solution, VCAS((TM)).


    --  Predictive Content Delivery SDK for Media Applications - See how Akamai
        partners such as online video platforms that develop media applications
        for media companies and mobile network operators can use Predictive
        Content Delivery capabilities in their applications.  Partner
        applications include the "Digiflare media app" and the "Saffron Digital
        App with ITV content."


    --  LTE Broadcast - Conducted in conjunction with Akamai partner Expway,
        this live technology demonstration highlights how mobile operators can
        switch on the fly from unicast delivery to broadcast delivery of video
        streams across LTE networks in order to optimize video delivery across
        the cellular network.


    --  Safe Internet - A demonstration of how AnswerX Name Controls can add
        value to mobile Internet services through parental controls and other
        security enhancements.


    --  Akamai NFV capabilities - Highlighting how Akamai's elastic virtualized
        Aura LCDN can be deployed as a means for scaling out video delivery more
        efficiently and with deeper caching.


    --  Mobile Performance Analytics - a demonstration of quality of experience
        data gathered from billions of real mobile end-user mobile interactions.


    --  Aura Operator Portal - Showcasing how Akamai's Aura MCDN customers and
        Akamai network partners can view and optimize network and end user
        behavior and performance.

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.


    Contacts:

    Robert Morton      Tom Barth

    Media Relations    Investor Relations

    617-444-3641       617-274-7130

    rmorton@akamai.com tbarth@akamai.com

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