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MJ Funeral Triggers 2nd Largest Web Traffic
Techtree News Staff, Jul 10, 2009 1504 hrs ISTLive coverage of funeral service causes the spike
First, it was the Obama inauguration and now live coverage of Michael
Jackson's funeral which triggered the maximum traffic on Akamai.
Akamai received the second largest day ever in terms of total online traffic with the live coverage of the funeral services of Michael Jackson.
Akamai said it delivered more than 2,185,000 live and on-demand streams in Flash and Windows Media formats. Total traffic on the Akamai network surpassed a rate of more than 2 terabits per second during the memorial service.
The largest day on the Akamai network in terms of total traffic on its network was the Obama inauguration live streaming in January 2009.
Akamai also delivered 548 Gbps of live and on-demand Flash streams utilizing Adobe Flash technology.
Akamai received the second largest day ever in terms of total online traffic with the live coverage of the funeral services of Michael Jackson.
Akamai said it delivered more than 2,185,000 live and on-demand streams in Flash and Windows Media formats. Total traffic on the Akamai network surpassed a rate of more than 2 terabits per second during the memorial service.
The largest day on the Akamai network in terms of total traffic on its network was the Obama inauguration live streaming in January 2009.
Akamai also delivered 548 Gbps of live and on-demand Flash streams utilizing Adobe Flash technology.
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