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Akamai launches Inference Cloud with NVIDIA for edge AI inferencing
AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES INC
- Akamai Inference Cloud combines NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs with Akamai's 4,200+ edge locations for low-latency AI inference.
- Platform targets agentic AI, streaming inference, and physical AI use cases such as autonomous vehicles and robots.
- Initial rollout of 20 global locations; expanded rollout planned, per CEO Tom Leighton and NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang.
- Uses NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition GPUs and BlueField-3/4 DPUs for acceleration and security.