Telecommunications Industry Benefits & Drawbacks of Cloud-Delivered Content: New Opportunities vs. Infrastructure Challenges
Kris AlexanderChief Strategist, Connected Devices & GamingAkamai 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
1:1 3:1 5:1Devices per UserHon
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Korea
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UAE
Portug
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Belgium
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Netherl
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Monac
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40 Mbps
35 Mbps
30 Mbps
25 Mbps
20 Mbps
15 Mbps
10 Mbps
5 Mbps
0 Mbps
309%
47%13% 29% 29%
55% 51% 29% 53% 63%
Global Peak Connection Speeds
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The Reality
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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.