Telecommunications Industry Benefits & Drawbacks of Cloud-Delivered Content: New Opportunities vs. Infrastructure Challenges

Kris Alexander

Chief Strategist, Connected Devices & Gaming

Akamai Technologies

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The Promise

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Growth of the Connected Device & Shift to Online

1 Gartner 2IMS Research 3Intel 4Computer Industry Almanac, Inc. 5ITU 6eTForecasts

Connected Devices

2005

1.5 billion1

Internet Users 1.08 billion4

2010

5 billion2

1.8 billion5

2015

15 billion3

2.89 billion6

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35 Mbps

30 Mbps

25 Mbps

20 Mbps

15 Mbps

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5 Mbps

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309%

47%

13% 29% 29%

55%51% 29% 53% 63%

Global Peak Connection Speeds

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The Reality

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Any Experience. Any Device. Anywhere.

The Challenge & Opportunity

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The Complexity

• Customer• Partner• Employee

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We help simplify complexity: connective tissue

• Customer• Partner• Employee

CLOUD(S)

BIG DATA

MEDIA

MOBILE

SECURITY

• SIMPLIFY

• QoE

• SCALE

• VISIBILITY

• MANAGE RISK

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Simplify Complexity

• Customer• Partner• Employee

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• Customer• Partner• Employee

Any Experience. Any Device. Anywhere.

Simplify Complexity: Connective Tissue & Intelligent Platform

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Any experience. Any device. Anywhere.