Akamai Enables Online Game Publisher to Support Massive Traffic Spikes and Deliver Downloads 300% Faster

Founded in 2001 and headquartered in France, Ankama is an independent group that produces digital creations and employs over 300 people. The company creates and distributes a number of original massive multiplayer role-playing games (MMORPG) such as Dofus-Arena and Wakfu. One of those games, DOFUS, is the company's leading product and a global phenomenon with respect to online video games.

"If our site doesn't perform well, it doesn't matter how fast and reliable our downloads are. Akamai's global network was able to handle massive traffic spikes - some exceeding 24 Gbps - without fail. This combined with its unique performance optimization suite for rich, dynamic content and strong commitment to service quality were the key reasons that we chose Akamai," says Bahon. Understanding the importance of the entire consumer experience, Akamai recommended its Rich Media Accelerator (RMA) solution. "Since implementing the RMA solution, our content is delivered 65% faster. This has led to an increase in site popularity, user satisfaction, and the number of hits on our Web sites. Now we can accomplish that without deploying game servers around the world. Since partnering with Akamai, our technical teams have been able to breathe more easily. Instead of monitoring each new release - and scrambling to address performance issues - they are free to work on site and game enhancements that will help us reach our objectives," says Bahon.

"Akamai provides instant scalability along with fast, reliable downloads and robust performance that is critical to helping us achieve our targeted growth."
-Thomas Bahon, Director of Products, Ankama