Qtel, Akamai Partner For Cloud Services

Qtel expects strong demand from its business customers for enhanced corporate services, thanks to a new partnership with Akamai that will enable robust and secure cloud-based delivery services for videos, applications and websites, a press release said yesterday.

Using Akamai’s Intelligent Platform, Qtel will provide business customers — particularly in the media, banking and E-Commerce markets — with faster delivery of secure, cloud-based solutions such as cutting-edge video, web-acceleration and mobile applications, the release said.

The Qtel Cloud is the leading-edge virtual computing platform in Qatar, providing cost-effective IT infrastructure, especially to small and medium-sized enterprises.

Businesses can enhance their communications capabilities using the Qtel Cloud, by leasing corporate applications for e-mail, collaborative content and document management and videoconferencing. With Akamai’s technology, end users for Qtel’s corporate clients will find faster access to multimedia content, both online and on mobile devices.

The cloud-based content can be sourced from the nearest of Akamai’s 100,000 servers on more than 1,100 networks in 80 countries around the world.

“The partnership between the two companies is intended to provide Qatari corporations with access to Akamai’s optimisation and acceleration technologies through Qtel’s dedicated sales team. By serving content from a geographical location much closer to the end user, the content can be delivered more efficiently and faster,” Mohammed Saleh H Al Marri, Qtel’s Chief Sales and Service Officer, said.

“Akamai makes it easier for companies to be successful online by ensuring better performance, greater scale, and multi-layered security. We are glad to be working with a forward thinking company like Qtel. Customers trust our cloud platform, and we are confident that together, we can offer a high-performing user experience,” Soeren Lindkvist, Vice President Strategic Sales and Head of Emerging Markets for Akamai technologies, said.

Peninsula