Author Archives: Chris Nicholson
The Great Christmas Download
Video game downloads and console updates helped game industry traffic peak at 125% above average on Christmas day according to Akamai, which supports more than 225 game publishers globally. Continue reading The Great Christmas Download
Cyber Monday Web Traffic Up Over 2020
Online retail traffic that Akamai delivered during Cyber Monday was up 5% globally compared to Cyber Monday 2020 and 31% compared to average Monday traffic. Continue reading Cyber Monday Web Traffic Up Over 2020
Cyber Monday Web Traffic Up Over 2020
Online retail traffic that Akamai delivered during Cyber Monday was up 5% globally compared to Cyber Monday 2020 and 31% compared to average Monday traffic. Continue reading Cyber Monday Web Traffic Up Over 2020
Black Friday Web Traffic Up Over 2020
Online retail traffic that Akamai delivered during Black Friday was up 2% globally compared to Black Friday 2020 and 14% compared to average Friday retail traffic. The modest year-over-year increase can be attributed to the significant rise in 2020 tra… Continue reading Black Friday Web Traffic Up Over 2020
Developers Push Coding to the Edge in Akamai
The first-ever Akamai EdgeWorkers Coding Challenge gave participants the opportunity to harness the power and potential of serverless computing using the Akamai Intelligent Edge Platform. Winning developer teams built functions using Akamai EdgeWorkers… Continue reading Developers Push Coding to the Edge in Akamai
Streaming Numbers Jump for European Football Tournament Delivered by Akamai
The video streaming traffic that Akamai delivered for more than 30 rights-holding customers during the July 11 Italy-England football (soccer) final as part of the delayed-to-2021European soccer tournament peaked at 34.9 Tbps on the Akamai edge platform. Continue reading Streaming Numbers Jump for European Football Tournament Delivered by Akamai
Streaming Numbers Jump for European Football Tournament Delivered by Akamai
The video streaming traffic that Akamai delivered for more than 30 rights-holding customers during the July 11 Italy-England football (soccer) final as part of the delayed-to-2021European soccer tournament peaked at 34.9 Tbps on the Akamai edge platfor… Continue reading Streaming Numbers Jump for European Football Tournament Delivered by Akamai
Gambling, Streaming Traffic Up During Men’s College Basketball Tourney
Gambling industry-related web traffic delivered by Akamai jumped 31% over the category average for all of Q4 2020 on March 31st. That was the day after the field of four finalists – Baylor, Houston, Gonzaga and UCLA – was set. Traffic leading up to the championship was comparatively subdued, peaking at a modest 8% above average prior to the game. Continue reading Gambling, Streaming Traffic Up During Men’s College Basketball Tourney
Gambling, Streaming Traffic Up During Men’s College Basketball Tourney
Gambling industry-related web traffic delivered by Akamai jumped 31% over the category average for all of Q4 2020 on March 31st. Continue reading Gambling, Streaming Traffic Up During Men’s College Basketball Tourney