Vendor Sheet
Akamai Licensed Multicast Solution
This product brief introduces the Akamai Licensed Multicast Solution (LMS), a software platform that helps pay TV operators optimize live video delivery using multicast-assisted adaptive bitrate (M-ABR) streaming. Designed for high-audience events such as sports and breaking news, LMS reduces last-mile network congestion without requiring costly infrastructure upgrades. It can operate as a standalone solution or integrate with Akamai Aura Licensed CDN, combining multicast for peak-demand channels with unicast delivery for standard programming. Features include multicast controllers, generators, client SDKs, analytics, centralized management, virtualized deployment, and standards-based networking. By improving bandwidth efficiency, lowering operational costs, reducing latency, and maintaini
