AT&T and Akamai said they will partner to deliver content delivery...
AT&T and Akamai said they will partner to deliver content delivery network (CDN) solutions to companies. The two companies will initially focus their efforts on North America, but plan to expand within the next 12 months, AT&T said Thursday. As…
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part of the deal, Akamai will deploy its CDN servers at the edge of AT&T’s IP network and in AT&T’s U.S. facilities. AT&T said it will transfer its own CDN operations -- as well as its customers and services -- to Akamai in 2013. The companies will also share resources on technical support, customer care, marketing and professional services support, AT&T said. The combined CDN suite will help end customers by providing “more efficient content routing and better delivery of digital content, video and Web applications, resulting in a better end-user experience,” AT&T said (http://xrl.us/bn462d).