Harmonic Video Streaming Solutions Now Qualified On Akamai Cloud

Harmonic has 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 minimising 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. "Utilising 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 personalised 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.

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