Akamai Technologies, a global CDN services company delivering edge security, web and mobile performance, enterprise access and video delivery solutions, has acquired Asavie for an undisclosed sum of money. Asavie’s mobile, IoT and security solutions will become part of Akamai’s Security and Personalization Services product line. Akamai will have it sold to carrier partners that embed the solution within the technology bundle sold to their subscribers.
Asavie automates the creation of self-serve, private, network-based services that secure access from mobile and Internet-connected devices to applications and data without requiring installation and management of client software. This clientless architecture would particularly be well-suited for regulated verticals, such as healthcare, financial services, and education. According to Akamai, many of these industries are transitioning to a secure ‘office anywhere’ environment as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. They would benefit from a rapidly installable, scalable and cloud-managed solution.
“We believe the addition of Asavie will help Akamai’s carrier partners address enterprise and mid-market customer demand for IoT and mobile device security and management services,” said Dr. Tom Leighton, chief executive officer and co-founder, Akamai Technologies. “What’s notable about the Asavie solution is that, as more IoT devices connect over cellular and 5G, it has been shown to be very easy to scale and protect them.”
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Asavie is a privately funded company headquartered in Dublin. It automates and manages private networks for businesses at scale, and its solutions are sold by top global mobile network operators. The all-cash transaction is not expected to have a material impact on Akamai’s 2020 financial results nor impact its previously stated operating margin goal for 2020.
“We expect COVID-19 to have a lasting impact on how employees work and how businesses operate. Network security needs will be required to evolve in a 5G era where the office needs to go wherever employees happen to work,” said Ralph Shaw, chief executive officer (CEO) of Asavie. “The Asavie suite of software-defined solutions is designed to enable enterprises to provide access to business resources while continuously protecting the business in a world of evolving cyber threats targeting mobile devices, users and applications.”
