Collaboration Qualifies Two Harmonic Video
Streaming Solutions, VOS360 Media
and VOS360 Ad SaaS, on Akamai Cloud
SAN
JOSE, Calif., Feb. 10,
2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Harmonic (NASDAQ: HLIT) today
announced that its VOS®360 Media SaaS and VOS360 Ad SaaS
are now qualified on Akamai, the cybersecurity and cloud company
that powers and protects business online. This qualification can
provide customers with greater efficiency for the deployment of
playout, broadcast and video streaming workflows. Through this
collaboration, VOS360 Media SaaS will also power the upcoming
Akamai Media Services Live 5, a comprehensive suite of solutions
for live event broadcasting and linear streaming. Harmonic is an
independent software vendor that is part of the Akamai Qualified
Compute Partner Program.
This powerful partnership provides content owners, broadcasters,
service providers and pure streamers with end-to-end, highly
efficient and cost-effective video streaming solutions that
accelerate the time to market for streaming and broadcast services
while minimizing total cost of ownership and opening up new
potential revenue-generating opportunities.
"The collaboration with Harmonic allows us to bring a host of
cloud computing, security and content delivery capabilities to
media and entertainment companies worldwide," said Dan Lawrence, vice president, cloud computing at
Akamai. "Utilizing Harmonic's VOS360 SaaS solutions on Akamai
Cloud, media companies are afforded more control over their
workflows, will have the ability to streamline viewing experiences,
and can unlock new avenues for business growth and reduced
operational costs."
Harmonic's VOS360 Media SaaS simplifies all stages of media
processing and delivery for premium video streaming and broadcast
services, while VOS360 Ad SaaS provides a complete workflow for
personalized full-screen and in-stream ad delivery. The end-to-end
SaaS solutions leverage the reliable, secure and massively
distributed edge and cloud platform from Akamai to provide an
outstanding viewing experience. By powering the upcoming
Akamai Media Services Live 5, Harmonic's VOS360 Media will enable a
high-quality viewing experience for 24/7 live linear services,
reliably and at scale.
"Media companies can now fully benefit from the unparalleled
agility, resiliency, security and scalability offered by our
award-winning media processing and delivery solutions on leading
cloud platforms, including Akamai Cloud," said Gil Rudge, senior vice president, products and
Americas sales, video business at Harmonic. "This collaboration is
yet another example of Harmonic's powerful partnerships that are
empowering media companies to accelerate service deployment on
major cloud platforms and open doors to revenue-generating use
cases as they execute their unique cloud strategies."
Harmonic will demonstrate its innovative cloud solutions at the
2025 NAB Show, April 6-9, in
Las Vegas at booth
W2821. Further information about Harmonic and the company's
solutions is available at www.harmonicinc.com.
About Harmonic
Harmonic (NASDAQ: HLIT), the worldwide
leader in virtualized broadband and video delivery solutions,
enables media companies and service providers to deliver
ultra-high-quality video streaming and broadcast services to
consumers globally. The company revolutionized broadband networking
via the industry's first virtualized broadband solution, enabling
operators to more flexibly deploy gigabit internet services to
consumers' homes and mobile devices. Whether simplifying OTT video
delivery via innovative cloud and software platforms, or powering
the delivery of gigabit internet services, Harmonic is changing the
way media companies and service providers monetize live and
on-demand content on every screen. More information is available at
www.harmonicinc.com.
Legal Notice Regarding Forward-Looking
Statements
This press release contains forward-looking
statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act
of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Statements relating to the benefits, opportunities and offerings of
the partnership between Harmonic and Akamai are forward-looking
statements. These statements are based on our current expectations
and beliefs and are subject to risks and uncertainties, including
the risk that the partnership underperforms or is unsuccessful due
to changed market conditions, unanticipated business or technology
challenges, competition, or disagreements between the parties, and
other risks and uncertainties more fully described in
Harmonic's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
Dec. 31, 2023, its Quarterly Reports
on Form 10-Q and its Current Reports on Form 8-K. The
forward-looking statements in this press release are based on
information available to Harmonic as of the date hereof, and
Harmonic disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking
statements.
Harmonic, the Harmonic logo and other Harmonic marks are owned
by Harmonic Inc. or its affiliates. All other trademarks referenced
herein are the property of their respective owners.
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