Akamai Technologies announced that MediaMelon has joined its Qualified Compute Partner Program, expanding Akamai’s edge AI capabilities. The partnership, announced on April 17, 2026, brings MediaMelon’s SmartSight streaming analytics platform to Akamai’s globally distributed cloud.
SmartSight delivers real‑time quality‑of‑experience (QoE) analytics, advertising monetization intelligence, and AI‑powered session insights for OTT, CTV, FAST, and live‑streaming operators. By running natively on Akamai Cloud, the platform can ingest CDN telemetry and player‑side data across Akamai’s 4,400+ edge locations, providing a single view of performance and viewer engagement.
The move aligns with Akamai’s broader push into edge AI and cloud computing. Adding MediaMelon to the Qualified Compute Partner Program strengthens Akamai’s ecosystem of solutions that run on its edge network, enabling customers to deploy compute workloads closer to users. The partnership also supports Akamai’s Cloud‑to‑Edge strategy, which the company has highlighted as a key growth engine for its Cloud Infrastructure Services segment.
Akamai’s recent financial results underscore the strategic context for the partnership. In Q1 2025, the company reported revenue of $1.015 billion, up 3% year‑over‑year, and non‑GAAP EPS of $1.70, up 4% year‑over‑year. Q4 2025 revenue rose to $1.095 billion, up 7% year‑over‑year, with non‑GAAP EPS of $1.84, up 11% year‑over‑year. For Q1 2026, Akamai is guiding revenue of $1.06 billion to $1.085 billion and non‑GAAP EPS of $1.50 to $1.67, reflecting continued demand for its cloud‑edge services and the expected lift from new edge AI offerings.
Zak Putnam, Akamai’s AVP of Global Cloud Partnerships, said, “Akamai is pleased to make MediaMelon’s SmartSight capabilities easily available to Akamai customers through the Akamai Qualified Compute Partner Program. Streaming operators are now able to deploy real‑time QoE and advertising analytics purpose‑built for video and scale it across Akamai Cloud, the world’s most distributed platform for cloud computing, security, and content delivery.” Kumar Subramanian, CEO of MediaMelon, added, “Running natively on Akamai Cloud means our joint customers get a complete picture of streaming quality, from CDN health to viewer QoE on a single globally distributed platform with the elastic scale and data sovereignty that premium OTT operators and global broadcasters demand. For operators where every second of downtime and every missed ad impression directly impacts revenue, this partnership delivers the visibility and speed that operations teams have been asking for.”
The partnership positions Akamai to capture growing demand for edge‑based streaming analytics, a market that is expanding as operators seek real‑time insights to optimize quality and monetization. By leveraging Akamai’s NVIDIA‑powered edge network, MediaMelon can deliver AI inference with lower latency and higher throughput, while Akamai gains a differentiated product that can be bundled with its Cloud Infrastructure Services. The collaboration is expected to accelerate Akamai’s edge AI roadmap and reinforce its competitive stance against hyperscalers and specialized analytics vendors.
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