Akamai Case
1. Who are major competitor(s) to Akamai? Focus on one major competitor. Do some research and outline key differences between Akamai and its competitor in terms of services, pricing, technology, target customer etc. Provide some numbers if possible.
1. The three major competitors to Akamai are :
a. Limelight networks
b. Mirror Image
c. Level 3 communications
Difference between Akamai and Limelight networks in terms of:
Limelight’s market share was 10% while Akamai’s was 66% for the Fiscal year 2007.
Services:
Akamai Technologies is a provider of distributed internet content and applications delivery services. The company's key products and services include the following:
Digital asset solutions: Akamai media delivery, Akamai stream Operating System, Electronic software delivery
Dynamic site solutions: Dynamic site accelerator, Dynamic site accelerator enterprise
Application performance solutions: Web application accelerator, IP application accelerator
Professional services: Enterprise services, Standard services
Custom solutions: Other solutions: Site Intelligence Offerings
Limelight Networks provides content delivery network (CDN) services in the US, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. The company's key products and services include the following:
Products: Audio, video and gaming content
Services: Content delivery, Custom CDN, Network services, Streaming media
Pricing:
Akamai charges more than Limelight. In fact, lower prices compared to Akamai are one of the key strengths of Limelight.
Technology:
Akamai has deployed globally distributed computing platform, with more than 30,000 servers located in more than 900 networks around the world. The company delivers customers' content and computing applications across a system of widely distributed networks of servers. Servers are deployed in networks ranging from large, backbone network providers to medium and small ISPs, to cable modem and satellite providers to universities and other
1. The three major competitors to Akamai are :
a. Limelight networks
b. Mirror Image
c. Level 3 communications
Difference between Akamai and Limelight networks in terms of:
Limelight’s market share was 10% while Akamai’s was 66% for the Fiscal year 2007.
Services:
Akamai Technologies is a provider of distributed internet content and applications delivery services. The company's key products and services include the following:
Digital asset solutions: Akamai media delivery, Akamai stream Operating System, Electronic software delivery
Dynamic site solutions: Dynamic site accelerator, Dynamic site accelerator enterprise
Application performance solutions: Web application accelerator, IP application accelerator
Professional services: Enterprise services, Standard services
Custom solutions: Other solutions: Site Intelligence Offerings
Limelight Networks provides content delivery network (CDN) services in the US, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. The company's key products and services include the following:
Products: Audio, video and gaming content
Services: Content delivery, Custom CDN, Network services, Streaming media
Pricing:
Akamai charges more than Limelight. In fact, lower prices compared to Akamai are one of the key strengths of Limelight.
Technology:
Akamai has deployed globally distributed computing platform, with more than 30,000 servers located in more than 900 networks around the world. The company delivers customers' content and computing applications across a system of widely distributed networks of servers. Servers are deployed in networks ranging from large, backbone network providers to medium and small ISPs, to cable modem and satellite providers to universities and other