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Akamai Launches Akamai Inference Cloud, a Platform for Scalable, Secure, and Low-Latency AI Inference

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Akamai Technologies has announced the launch of Akamai Inference Cloud, a platform that redefines where and how AI is used by expanding inference from core data centers to the edge of the internet. This distributed, generative edge platform places the NVIDIA AI stack closer to where data is created and decisions need to be made, enabling intelligent, agentic AI inference at the edge, close to users and devices.

Key Takeaways:

  • Akamai Inference Cloud is a purpose-built platform for low-latency, real-time edge AI processing on a global scale, leveraging Akamai's expertise in globally distributed architectures and accelerated computing.
  • The platform is designed to power the next generation of AI applications, from personalized digital experiences and smart agents to real-time decision systems, by pushing AI inference closer to the user, providing instant engagement where they interact, and making smart decisions about where to route requests.
  • Agentic workloads increasingly require low-latency inference, local context, and the ability to scale globally in an instant, making Akamai Inference Cloud a key enabler of this transformation.
  • The platform combines NVIDIA software, hardware, and technologies, including the recently announced NVIDIA TAO, with Akamai's distributed cloud computing infrastructure and global edge network, which has over 4,200 locations worldwide.
  • Akamai Inference Cloud is available in 20 initial locations around the globe, with plans for an expanded rollout underway.

Statistics:

  • 4,200 locations worldwide: Akamai's global edge network on which Akamai Inference Cloud is deployed.
  • 20 initial locations: The number of locations where Akamai Inference Cloud is available.
  • Over 100 Exaflops of computing capacity: Akamai's Edge Cloud Powe platform's estimated compute capacity, which will host the new Inference Cloud.

Sources:

  • Akamai Technologies, "Akamai Launches Akamai Inference Cloud, a Platform for Scalable, Secure, and Low-Latency AI Inference", Oct. 28, 2025
  • NVIDIA, "NVIDIA Announces NVIDIA TAO", [NVIDIA Website, date not specified]
  • Akamai Technologies, "Akamai Investor Relations", [Akamai website, date not specified]
  • Securities and Exchange Commission, "Akamai Technologies, Inc. Form 10-K", [SEC website, date not specified]
  • Securities and Exchange Commission, "Akamai Technologies, Inc. Form 10-Q", [SEC website, date not specified]

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