Akamai touts HDTV for iPhone

Content delivery platform provider Akamai Technologies announced the introduction of the Akamai HD Network, a video platform promising to deliver HD video online to viewers using Adobe Flash technology, Microsoft Silverlight and the iPhone. According to Akamai, the HD Network--developed for large-scale broadcasters and film distributors seeking to complement television and DVD via the Internet--supports live and on-demand HD streaming, delivering a personalized and interactive user experience that matches and complements conventional HD television broadcasting. The platform leverages more than 50,000 servers, enabling content providers to offer expanded HD content distribution in 70 countries.

The Akamai HD Network leverages functionalities including adaptive bitrate streaming, which adjusts to fluctuations in available bandwidth to provide the best quality possible for each user; instant response, which reacts to viewer interactions with the video player, including sub-second time-shifting (e.g., pause, rewind, seek and play commands), video startup times and seamless stream switching; an open, standards-based HD video players for faster time to market; and HD player authentication to ensure that only authorized players access content.

For more on the Akamai HD Network:
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