Akamai Partners With Leading Network Providers to Deliver Best-of-Breed Content Delivery Services.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 30, 1999--

Network providers benefit from Akamai's scaleable services

platform to deliver differentiated services to customers

Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ:AKAM), which offers a global, high-performance service for the delivery of Internet content and applications, today announced its network has grown to include major network providers across the globe. Akamai's newest network partners, including AT&T, BT plc, Digex, GlobalCenter, GTE Internetworking, NaviSite, PSINet, Qwest Communications International, Inc., Telecom Italia, Teleglobe, Universo Online and Verio have chosen to partner with Akamai for its scaleable, value-added services platform that enables them to develop differentiated services for their customers.

Akamai's comprehensive, multi-carrier network is the largest globally distributed network for Internet content delivery with over 100 network providers. Akamai has servers in more than 30 countries, including recently added emerging high-transit international countries such as Argentina, Brazil, China, Mexico, Norway, Portugal and Turkey. Additionally, Akamai recognizes the growth of the Internet beyond its terrestrial roots and has formed new partnerships with satellite providers including Loral CyberStar and SkyCache. Akamai has also formed relationships with broadband leaders Covad Communications, DSL.net, Network Access Solutions, NorthPoint Communications, QS Communications AG, Rhythms NetConnections Inc. and RoadRunner to embrace all types of transit and connectivity.

Akamai's network provider partners have access to Akamai's open, scaleable value-added services platform for the creation and delivery of differentiated services for their Web-centric customers. With the introduction of Akamai's Open Cache Interface, developed in partnership with leading cache vendors, Akamai enables these network providers to add Akamai's technology to existing cache technology.

"Akamai is attacking one of the 'Net's big problems - giving end users a great experience. We're doing the same by building the world's fastest IP network, and are pleased to be working with Akamai to leverage our network and make their customers' experience the best," said Kathleen Earley, president, Internet Services, AT&T.

"We are very excited about our relationship with Akamai. As one of the leading global carriers, embedding content and applications in our own network cloud is a competitive advantage for us," said John Tomany, general manager, Web Hosting and Co-Location Services, BT plc. "Our partnership with Akamai will provide our customers with additional benefits of a full range of edge services while extending Akamai's global reach."

"Covad and Akamai will work together to deliver compelling multimedia content and services to consumers and small businesses over a combined network that offers a significantly improved experience to end users," said Rob Davenport, executive vice president, Corporate Development for Covad. "This relationship leverages Akamai's intelligent content distribution with Covad's broadband access network, creating a strong value proposition for providers seeking enhanced performance for their Web-based content."

"As the leader of managed Web and application hosting services, our goal is to deliver cutting-edge services to our customers. Our partnership with Akamai allows Digex to offer a one-stop source for advanced content delivery services to our e-business and application hosting customers to optimize the end-to-end performance of their complex Web sites," said Mark Shull, president and chief executive officer of Digex.

"Our partnership with Akamai enables us to bring valuable content delivery services to our customers, which include many of today's highly-trafficked Web sites. Through our alliance, Akamai and GlobalCenter are delivering a complete solution for mission-critical Web content distribution," said Paul Santinelli, vice president, technology and applications for GlobalCenter, a Global Crossing company.

"Our partnership with Akamai enhances GTE Internetworking's e-business strategy as well as our international expansion efforts," said Paul R. Gudonis, president, GTE Internetworking. "With the addition of Akamai's content delivery servers within our network infrastructure, we can provide exceptional levels of service to both our domestic and international customers."

"As a leading provider of Web hosting and application services, our strategic partnership brings high value to our Web-centric customers by combining Akamai's enhanced content delivery services with NaviSite's application and server management expertise," said Joel Rosen, chief executive officer of NaviSite. "Through our unique partnership with Akamai, NaviSite's customers can continue to focus on their core competencies and the success of their business."

"NorthPoint is working with innovative companies like Akamai to enhance the broadband experience for Internet subscribers," said Liz Fetter, president and chief operating officer of NorthPoint Communications. "We expect Akamai's technology to deliver high-performance content while reducing costs for NorthPoint's ISP partners. We look forward to working with Akamai and our ISP partners on next-generation broadband services."

"As a global communications company, we have benefited from Akamai's Internet content delivery platform which provides a combination of global reach, speed and network efficiency," said K. Paul Singh, chairman and chief executive officer of PRIMUS Telecommunications Group, Incorporated. "With Akamai as a valued technology partner contributing to our world-class global network, we have enhanced our ability to offer high-quality Internet services and Web content in a rapidly expanding marketplace."

"As PSINet expands our network globally and looks to add a new suite of value-added services to our customers, we have partnered with Akamai as a platform to enable our continued growth. Putting Akamai servers in our new international network properties allows us to maintain the highest levels of performance while expanding our global reach," said Bill Schrader, president and chief executive officer, PSINet, Inc.

"Akamai is a leader in the distribution of content," said Catherine Hapka, Rhythms' chairman and chief executive officer. "We expect this partnership to help Rhythms take an important step toward enabling hosting services and applications directly on our network -- applications that are of `mission-critical' importance to our mutual customers. These are the sorts of enhancements that add value to our broadband network."

"Exceptional Web performance is paramount for broadband users. As a technology leader in delivering high speed Internet access, RoadRunner has partnered with Akamai to offer Web content over our broadband network at cutting-edge speeds. We welcome the Akamai technology to the broadband arena and look forward to a long and expansive partnership," said Larry Levine, senior vice president, RoadRunner, Inc.

"Akamai servers in the Teleglobe network optimize our global backbone and deliver the most popular Web content internationally. This unique value-add allows us to deliver content with high performance to our global customers," said Bob Collet, vice president and general manager, Data Services Division, Teleglobe Inc.

"As the leading provider of Internet solutions, Verio helps companies of any size obtain a clear competitive advantage in the emerging 'Net economy. Akamai servers on our backbone allow Akamai to reach huge numbers of access customers and deliver content through our high-performance national network," said Sean Brophy, vice president, Corporate Development, Verio. "Verio recognizes the significance of Akamai's powerful technology and sees our relationship with Akamai as an opportunity to add value to our business customers in the 'Net economy."

"Akamai serves over 100 of the Web's most popular content providers from our open, scaleable platform, in partnership with the world's leading networks. We are pleased to be working closely with our network provider partners to jointly improve the performance of content and application delivery over the Internet," said George Conrades, chairman and chief executive officer of Akamai.

Akamai's Network Partners

Today, Akamai's network exceeds 1700 servers in 30 countries across 100 networks. A representative list of Akamai's national and international network partners includes:

Network Service Providers

--AboveNet

--AGIS

--Andinet Online

--AT&T

--AUCS Communications Services

--BT plc

--CAIS

--Cable & Wireless HKT 

--CPRMarconi

--Digex

--EastNet China, Ltd.

--eircomm

--El Sitio

--GlobalCenter

--GTE Internetworking

--IFX Corp/Unete.com

--Infoacces

--Internode

--KDD

--Korea Telecom

--Level 3 Communications

--Mantra Online

--NaviNet

--NaviSite

--Netone

--PRIMUS Telecommunications

--PSINet

--Qwest Communications International, Inc.

--Savvis Communications

--SingNet

--Splitrock

--Telecom Italia

--Teleglobe

--Telenor Nextel

--Telstra

--T-Net

--Universo Online

--Verio

Broadband & Satellite

--Covad Communications

--DSL.net

--Edgix

--Loral CyberStar

--Network Access Solutions

--NorthPoint Communications

--QS Communications AG

--RoadRunner

--Rhythms NetConnections Inc.

--SkyCache

There are many more networks all over the world being accelerated by Akamai. Through the Akamai Accelerated Network Program, ISPs receive Akamai servers at no charge. By placing popular Web content inside the ISP's network, Akamai is able to cut the carrier's bandwidth expense and serve content faster to its subscribers.

About Akamai

Akamai Technologies is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts and has offices in San Mateo, California. Akamai provides a global Internet content delivery service that improves Web site speed and reliability and enables richer, more engaging Web site content. Currently, Akamai has deployed 1700 servers in 30 countries across 100 different telecommunications networks. Akamai (pronounced AH kuh my) is Hawaiian for intelligent, clever and cool.

The release contains information about future expectations, plans and prospects of Akamai's management that constitute forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by these forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors including, but not limited to, the dependence on Akamai's Internet content delivery service, a failure of its network infrastructure, the complexity of its service and the networks on which the service is deployed, the failure to obtain access to transmission capacity and other factors that are discussed in the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 and other documents periodically filed with the SEC.